Modern Collection (page 15)

The Conquest of Mexico (1519-21)
The Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). D- Hernan Cortes appoints ordinary mayors of the town, E- La Malinche makes the Totonac understand who Cortes is. Detail

Conquest of Mexico
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519-21). Construction of the Villa Rica of La Vera Cruz, with the help of the Totonac Indians. Detail

Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Andromeda
Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Italian astronomer and humanist. Constellation of Andromeda. De le stelle fisse (The sphere of the world and The fixed stars). Edited in Venice in 1540

Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Italian astronomer and humanist. Draco constellation. De le Stelle Fisse (The sphere of the world and The fixed stars). Edited in Venice in 1540. Engraving, 1559

Isaac Newton (1642-1726/1727). English mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Chromolithography, 1876. Date: 2014

Union Railway Station, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Date: 1927

D. Bernard Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for D. Bernard, modern fine art gallery and manufacturer of art frames, services include re-gilding and renovating

The Home Advertisement
An advertisement for the winter number of The Home, an Australian quarterly magazine that exposed its readers to modern ideas about art and design concerning home furnishing and fashion

Mills, Old and New
A woodcut showing a countryside view of a windmill, and a more modern mill. Date: circa 1931

Curtis Moffat Ltd Advertisement
Advertisement for Curtis Moffat Ltd, a modern decoration company promoting Modern furniture, lighting fixtures, fabrics, handwoven rugs, glass, original wedding and Christmas presents

Caricature illustration by H M Bateman of three women and a dog, marching with determination in the rain. Captioned, The Amazons: a study in Modern Femininity'

Constance Drever, actress (1880-1948), theatrical portrait, seated at writing desk. Miss Drever had made a recent hit in The Chocolate Soldier'at the Lyric Theatre

A modern house in Tunbridge Wells, designed by architect Brian Peake. Date: circa 1954

Ordering rooms by wireless, The Savoy Hotel, London
Remote booking, ordering rooms by wireless, The Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911

HMS Shannon, Old and New Date: 1904

Ticket to Empire State Observatories, New York, USA Date: 1953

View of New York from the Empire State Building, USA
North east view of New York from the Empire State Building, USA. Date: early 1950s

Empire State Building Observatories, publicity leaflet Date: early 1950s

Cover design, Empire State Building Observatories - Where the Whole World Meets Date: early 1950s

Overdressed Edwardian matron on Queen's Road tube
Complete with hat, umbrella and full length dress the lady is being eyed askance by a more modern gentleman leaning on his stick under the Queen's Road sign.Postcard advert for Shurey's

Turkish women - 1920s - Liberation in Dress
A set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress

Thomas J Barratt, English businessman, Father of Modern Advertising, Chairman of Pears Soap. Date: 19th century

Modern Egyptian doorway with writing in Arabic. Date: 1840

Death of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Shangchuan
Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Spanish missionary. Death of Saint Francis in Shangchuan Island (China), 1552. French engraving, 1850. Colored. Date:

Saint Luke Painting the Crucifixion, by Zurbaran
Francisco de Zurbaran (1598-1664). Spanish painter. Saint Luke Painting the Crucifixion. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain. Date: circa 1650

16th Century 1562 1560s Animal Art Bruegel Brueghel
16th, century, 1562, 1560s, animal, art, bruegel, brueghel, coffin, dark, dead, death, destiny, destruction, detail, dog, earth, europe, european, fire, history, horse, landscape, madrid, modern

Liberale da Verona (1441-1526). Italian painter. Renaissance. Lamentation of Christ. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Elizabeth I (1533-1603) of england decrees the death of Mary
Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England and Ireland decrees the death of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. Engraving by Thiele

Death of Louis XIII (1601-1643). Engraving. Colored
Louis XIII (1601-1643). King of France. Death of Louis XIII. Engraving by E. Coppin. Universal Library, 1951. Colored

Triptych with the Triumph of Death and the Last Judgement by
Renaissance. Triptych with the Triumph of Death and the Last Judgement by Hermann Tom Ring (1521-1596), around 1550. Museum Catharijneconvent. Utrecht. Netherlands. Detail

Lamentation of Christ with a Donor, c. 1535, by Jan van Scor
Jan van Scorel (1495-1562). Dutch painter. Lamentation of Christ with a Donor, c. 1535. Centraal Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

The Three Crosses, 1653, by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Three Crosses, 1653. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Willem Joseph baron van Ghent tot Drakenburgh (1626-1672). D
Willem Joseph baron van Ghent tot Drakenburgh (1626A?i?1672). Dutch admiral. Ghent's tomb. Effigy. St. Martin's Cathedral. Utrecht. Netherlands

1506-1579 America American Cadaver Colombia Colored
1506-1579, America, american, cadaver, Colombia, colored, conquistador, Crown, of, Castile, dead, death, engraving, explorer, Gonzalo, Jima?o?nez, de, Quesada, Jim

Italy. Rome. Saint Mary of the Prayer and Death (Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte). Via Giulia. First built in 1575 but completely rebuilt by Ferdinando Fuga (1699-1781) in 1733

Tomb of Pope Alexander VII, by Bernini
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII (1599-1667). Sculptural monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), built between 1671-1678. Marble. Commissioned by Pope Alexander VII himself. South transept. St

Crucifixion of Christ, 1594, by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568)
Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter, Crucifixion of Christ, 1594. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Defeat of Sennacherib, 1616-1618, by Rubens (1577-1640)
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Defeat of Sennacherib, 1616-1618. Detail. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). The Lamentation over the Dead
Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. The Lamentation over the Dead Christ. Inert body of Christ surrounded by the Virgin, St. Peter and Mary Magdalene, St

15th Century 16th Century 1540 Allegorical Allegory
15th, century, 16th, Century, 1540, allegorical, allegory, animal, animals, Art, Berlin, Bible, biblical, Bosch, Creature, death, Detail, Deutsches, Historisches, Museum, episode, Europe, european

The Last Judgement, 1540. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Deta
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). The Last Judgement, 1540. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew. Ar
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew of Abramo Roccas (d.1587) in the cloister. Rome. Italy

Gregorio Fernandez (1576-1636). Pieta. National Sculpture Mu
Gregorio Fernandez (1576-1636). Spanish baroque sculptor. Pieta. National Sculpture Museum, Valladolid. Spain

Silver altar, with a frame of ebony, from the chapel of Husu
Silver altar, dated 1620, with a frame of ebony, from the chapel of Husum Castle. Originally associate with the sister of Christian IV, the Duchess Augusta

The Crucifixion. Copy. Prague. Czech Republic
The Crucifixion. 17th century. Sculpture originally made in 1629 by H. Hillger based upon a design by W. E. Brohn. Bronze. The golden Hebrew text on the crucifix was added in 1696

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. The lamentation over the dead Christ, 1610-1611. Oil on panel. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

German Peasants War (1524-1525). Fires and looting by the German reformer, Thomas Muntzer (1491-1525) and his people during the rebellion. Colored engraving. 19th century

Quaker's group hanging a dog condemned by warlock. Engraving
New England (Massachusetts). 17th century. Quaker's group hanging a dog condemned by warlock. Engraving, 1807

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