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Background imageSymbol Collection: Isabella II of Spain

Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904). Queen of Spain (1833-1868). The queen wearing the cape of Grand Master of the military orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara and Montesa. Chromolithography

Background imageSymbol Collection: Skull of an animal ornamenting the roof of a house. Cuba

Skull of an animal ornamenting the roof of a house. Cuba (town located next to the historic Route 66). State of Missouri, United States

Background imageSymbol Collection: Winsor and Newton Advertisement

Winsor and Newton Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Winsor & Newton, manufacturers of artists oil and water colours based in London. The image shows the symbol of a colourful diamond prism

Background imageSymbol Collection: Watford Manufacturing Co, Delectaland

Watford Manufacturing Co, Delectaland
An advertisement illustration for the Watford Manufacturing Co. Ltd, producers of confectionary food. The picture shows a dinged figure, the spirit of Delecta

Background imageSymbol Collection: The Flag

The Flag
An evocative painting of a soldier, who lay dead at the paws of a lion, (a symbol of Britain) with a Canadian red ensign flag draped over him to a grieving gathering of people

Background imageSymbol Collection: History of Spain. Battle of Covadonga, 722

History of Spain. Battle of Covadonga, 722. It was the first victory won by Christian military forces in Iberia after the Islamic conquest of Hispania. Illustration by Fernando Miranda

Background imageSymbol Collection: Fragment of a frieze. Apse of First Cathedral. 7th century

Fragment of a frieze. Apse of First Cathedral. 7th century
Fragment of the frieze from the apse of the First Cathedral. 7th century. Sandstone with traces of polychromy. Cathedral of Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imageSymbol Collection: Queen Isabel II as a child - Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve

Queen Isabel II as a child - Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve
Isabel II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain. Isabel II as a child. Portrait by Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve (1815-1891), 1836. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Background imageSymbol Collection: Anonymous portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1815)

Anonymous portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1815)
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1815). Emperor of France (1804-1815). Anonymous portrait, copy of a painting by Francois Gerard. 19th century. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain

Background imageSymbol Collection: Penitent Magdalene, 1654, by Juan Carreno de Miranda

Penitent Magdalene, 1654, by Juan Carreno de Miranda
Juan Carreno de Miranda (1614-1685). Spanish painter. Penitent Magdalene, 1654. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageSymbol Collection: The Lady of Montserrat by Alonso Cano (1601-1667)

The Lady of Montserrat by Alonso Cano (1601-1667)
Alonso Cano (1601-1667) and Workshop. The Lady of Montserrat. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageSymbol Collection: Hercules and Omphale by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

Hercules and Omphale by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Hercules and Omphale. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageSymbol Collection: Helena Potocka (1763-1815) by Franciszek Smuglewicz

Helena Potocka (1763-1815) by Franciszek Smuglewicz
Helena Potocka (1763-1815). Polish Noblewoman. Portrait by Franciszek Smuglewicz (1745-1807), 1788-1792. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow

Background imageSymbol Collection: Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem with the decoration of the order. Chromolithography. Catholic order of chivalry

Background imageSymbol Collection: Knight of the Order of Montesa. Ceremonial costume

Knight of the Order of Montesa. Ceremonial costume
Knight of the Order of Saint Mary of Montesa and St. George of Alfama or Order of Montesa. Military order established by King Jaime II of Aragon in 1317 to take the place of the Order of the Temple

Background imageSymbol Collection: Knight of the Order of Alcantara in ceremonial dress

Knight of the Order of Alcantara in ceremonial dress. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Background imageSymbol Collection: Knight of the Order of Santiago wearing ceremonial dress

Knight of the Order of Santiago wearing ceremonial dress. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Background imageSymbol Collection: Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem or Malta

Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem or Malta
Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem or of Malta. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Background imageSymbol Collection: Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904)

Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904). Queen of Spain (1833-1868). The queen wearing the cape of Grand Master of the military orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara and Montesa. Chromolithography

Background imageSymbol Collection: Cloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of status

Cloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of status
Cloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of their high social status. Feather and vegetale fibre. Polynesia. Hawaiian Islands, United States. Last third of the 18th century

Background imageSymbol Collection: Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events

Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Osaka. Top: Symbol of Supreme Felicity - red and white silk crepe, pine foliage, crane and tortoise

Background imageSymbol Collection: RAF Fighter Squadron Markings

RAF Fighter Squadron Markings Date: 1938

Background imageSymbol Collection: Residence and Field Marshals Hall, Munich, Germany

Residence and Field Marshals Hall, Munich, Germany
Residence (Palais Preysing, left) and Field Marshals Hall (loggia, right) in the Odeonsplatz, Munich, Germany. The loggia was a symbol of the honours of the Bavarian Army. Date: 1885

Background imageSymbol Collection: The Statue of Liberty - New York Bay, New York City, USA

The Statue of Liberty - New York Bay, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSymbol Collection: Title page design, skull

Title page design, skull. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSymbol Collection: 16th Century 1562 1560s Animal Art Bruegel Brueghel

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

Background imageSymbol Collection: Artist Frank Brangwyn painting a panel at the Royal Exchange, London, representing commerce

Artist Frank Brangwyn painting a panel at the Royal Exchange, London, representing commerce. Date: 1903

Background imageSymbol Collection: 18th Dynasty 1400 BC 1400BC Ancient Age Ancient

18th Dynasty 1400 BC 1400BC Ancient Age Ancient
18th, dynasty, 1400, BC, 1400BC, ancient, age, Ancient, Egypt, Egyptian, animal, antiquity, architect, Art, bird, book, Book, of, the, Dead, dead, Deir, el, Medina, el-Medina, drawing, egyptian

Background imageSymbol Collection: Book of the Dead. Tomb of Kha. Egypt

Book of the Dead. Tomb of Kha. Egypt
Egypt. Book of the Dead. From the tomb of royal architect Kha (Deir el-Medina). 1400 BC. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy

Background imageSymbol Collection: Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Representation w

Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Representation w
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Representation woman with a Chi Roho and a dove with olive branch (symbol of the soul of the dead)

Background imageSymbol Collection: Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography

Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. The deceased along with a dove and olive branch (symbol of the soul of the dead)

Background imageSymbol Collection: 18th Dynasty 1300 BC 1300BC 1350 1350BC Ancient

18th Dynasty 1300 BC 1300BC 1350 1350BC Ancient
18th, dynasty, 1300, BC, 1300BC, 1350, 1350BC, ancient, age, Ancient, Egypt, Egyptians, animal, animals, antiquity, Art, bird, broken, Carlsberg, Glyptotek, Copenhagen, death, Denmark, Detail

Background imageSymbol Collection: Relief depicting a part of a funeral scene from an official

Relief depicting a part of a funeral scene from an official's tomb. Limestone. Detail. Probably at Sakkara. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1350-1300 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageSymbol Collection: Byzantine Art. Serjilla. Chi Rho. Syria. Western Asia

Byzantine Art. Serjilla. Chi Rho. Syria. Western Asia
Byzantine Art. Serjilla. Relief of Chi Rho. Syria. Western Asia

Background imageSymbol Collection: Egyptian art. Fragment of a papyrus with hieroglyphic writin

Egyptian art. Fragment of a papyrus with hieroglyphic writing. Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy

Background imageSymbol Collection: Sarcophagus of Nesi-Hor. 200 B. C. Hieroglyphic writing. Carl

Sarcophagus of Nesi-Hor. 200 B. C. Hieroglyphic writing. Carl
Egyptian Art. Sarcophagus of Nesi-Hor. C. 200 B.C. Detail. Hieroglyphic writing. Ptolemaic Egypt. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageSymbol Collection: Death depicted with a bow and arrow

Death depicted with a bow and arrow. Colored engraving

Background imageSymbol Collection: 12th Dynasty 1795 BC 1985 Ameny Ancient Age Ancient

12th Dynasty 1795 BC 1985 Ameny Ancient Age Ancient
12th, Dynasty, 1795, BC, 1985, Ameny, ancient, age, Ancient, Egypt, Art, benefit, British, Museum, carved, dead, deceased, egyptian, England, Eye, of, Horus, eyes, father, formula, funeral, funerary

Background imageSymbol Collection: Book of the Dead. Fragment of a papyrus. Egypt

Book of the Dead. Fragment of a papyrus. Egypt
Book of the Dead. Fragment of a papyrus with a diagram of the distribution of funerary amulets on the mummy. 305-330 BC. Ptolemaic Period. Origin unknown. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageSymbol Collection: Book of the Dead. Fragment. Egypt

Book of the Dead. Fragment. Egypt
Fragment of a text of the Book of the Dead. Ink on papyrus. Around 1480 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageSymbol Collection: Amulet Amulets Ancient Egypt Art Budapest Ceramic

Amulet Amulets Ancient Egypt Art Budapest Ceramic
amulet, amulets, Ancient, Egypt, art, Budapest, ceramic, dead, egyptians, Fine, Arts, funerary, group, Hungary, magical, Museum, object, protection, religion, religious, symbol, symbolic, symbolism

Background imageSymbol Collection: Egyptian amulets

Egyptian amulets
Group of Egyptian amulets. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageSymbol Collection: Allegory of the French Revolution

Allegory of the French Revolution. French citizen blindfolded trying to take the liberty, equality and fraternity, which mocked by exposing him to trip over rocks, fall, or meet with death

Background imageSymbol Collection: White flowers and a cross on an Easter card

White flowers and a cross on an Easter card
White flowers and an ornate cross on a two-part Easter card, with cherub (left) and Paschal Lamb (right). Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSymbol Collection: Cartoon, Reckoning without their host, WW1

Cartoon, Reckoning without their host, WW1
Cartoon, Reckoning without their host. Defeated at Verdun, Germany, Prussia and Death walk away despondently. A smiling French soldier in the background says they had everything planned

Background imageSymbol Collection: Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1

Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1
Cartoon, a figure of death says: Your wishes are granted, now you have peace. A silhouette of Kaiser Wilhelm hangs from a gibbet, with a flock of vultures gathering around his body. Date: 1916

Background imageSymbol Collection: Tutankhamun

Tutankhamun
Gold mask of Tutankhamum inlaid with lapis lazuli. Cairo Museum

Background imageSymbol Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Cibeles Square

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Cibeles Square and Puerta de Alcala (Alcala Gate, 1939). FRANCE. Paris. Library of the National Conservatory of Arts and Works



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