Images Dated 12th December 2012 (#81)

Spain (1917). General strike. The army proclamates the martial law (August)

ESQUIVEL Y SUAREZ DE URBINA, Antonio Mar�(1806-1857)
ESQUIVEL Y SUAREZ DE URBINA, Antonio Maric (1806-1857). Esquivel in his study paints the portrait of Isabella II. 1848. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Sevilla. Fine Arts Museum

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Scene depicting a battle with several elephants. Miniature Painting. EGYPT. Cairo. National Library

BERRUGUETE, Pedro (1450-1504). Apparition of the Virgin to a Dominican Community. 1490 - 1496. Right-hand lower detail. Oil on wood. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum

Spain. Second Republic (1931-1936). Flag and coat of arms of the Republic. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Hist󲩣 o Nacional

Spain (1840). Allegory of the Corpus Procession of the cathedral of Barcelona with Mossos d Esquadra (catalan police). Watercolour by Salvador Ros鳮 Watercolour

Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Reims. 1211-1311. FRANCE. Reims. Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Scene of the martyrdom of Saint Nicasius of Rheims by the vandals. Detail in the portico of the north facade

IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Tripylon or Triple Gate Hall.. Persian art. Achaemenid period

DOMINGO MARQUES, Francisco (1842-1920). Last days of Sagunt. 1869. Second Punic War (218-201 BC). Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Valencia. Generalitat Palace

THOMAS of Cantimpr頨1201-1276). Codex Granatensis
THOMAS of Cantimpr頨 1201-1276). Codex Granatensis: De natura rerum. 15th c. Illustration about the eggplant. Edition of Granada of the original of the 13th C. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista (1696-1770). Allegory of Europe. 1750 - 1753. GERMANY. W� g. Royal Palace. Painting located on the ceiling roof of the main stairway by Johann Balthasar Neumann

Basilica of Sant Apollinare in Classe. 530. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Ravenna. Sant Apollinaire in Classe. Early Byzantine art

Prague in 18th c. Drawing. CZECH Rep Prague
Prague in 18th c. Drawing. CZECH Rep.. Prague

THOMAS of Cantimpr頨1201-1276). Codex Granatensis
THOMAS of Cantimpr頨 1201-1276). Codex Granatensis

WILLIAM III Of Orange(1650-1702). King of England, Scotland and Irland (1689-1702), of the House of Nassau. Engraving

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Ttransport of weapon and armours. Detail. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum

Francisco Franco visits Philippe P鴡in in Montpellier
Francisco Franco visits Philippe P鴡 in in Montpellier (1940)

DEBRET, Jean Baptiste (1768-1848). A Colourful and Historic Journey to Brazil. 1839. Guarani Indians growing vineyards. Costumbrism. Litography

MADRAZO, Federico (1815-1894). Godfrey of Bouillon

United Kingdom. England. South West England
UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. SOUTH WEST ENGLAND. Amesbury. Stonehenge. Henge type megalithic monument (Bronze age, c. 1700-1300 BC)

MACIA i LLUǁ, Francesc (1859-1933). Catalan nationalist politician, President of the Generalitat (government of Catalonia) (1931-1933)

Vessels arranged for the battle (17th c. ). Detail
Vessels arranged for the battle (17th c.). Detail. Unknown Venetian painter. Painting. ITALY. Venice. Museo Correr

SOROLLA, Joaqu�(1863-1923). Figuras bajo un
SOROLLA, Joaqu� (1863-1923). Figuras bajo un

Picture No. 10683057

FERNANDEZ DE CORDOBA, Gonzalo, called El Gran
" FERNANDEZ DE CORDOBA, Gonzalo, called " El Gran Capitᮦ quot; " (1453-1515). Spanish military man under the service of the Catholic Monarchs. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid

MARTIN, Pierre Denis, called the Younger (1663-1742)
" MARTIN, Pierre Denis, called " the Younger" (1663-1742). La Machine de Marly. ca. 1700. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles."

The Game of Chess by Jacobus de Cessolis (15th c.). Engraving

Bible translated by Guyart des Moulins (14th c.). Building of Noahs ark. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Troyes. Biblioth豵 e Municipale (Municipal Library)

Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti; Al-Hariri of Basra
" Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti; Al-Hariri of Basra (1054-1122). Arab erudite and poet. The Maqamat" (The Assemblies of al-Hariri), characteristic genre of the medieval arabic literature

ROSALES, Eduardo (1836-1873). The Presentation of de Don Juan de Austria to Charles V in Yuste. 1869. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Reina Sofia Art Centre National Museum

THOMAS of Cantimpr頨1201-1276). Codex Granatensis
THOMAS of Cantimpr頨 1201-1276). Codex Granatensis: De natura rerum. 15th c. Illustration about leeks. Edition of Granada of the original of the 13th C. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN

Tricycle with two wheels in front equipped with a Daimler engine. Built by Francesc Bonet (1889)

The Duchess of Bouillon posing as deshabill項
" The Duchess of Bouillon posing as " deshabill頮 eglig馱 uot; " (carelessly naked) on a sofa. 17th century. Engraving."

LONGHI, Pietro Falca, called Pietro (1702-1785). The Fortune-Teller. 1750s. Rococo. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Venice. Ca Rezzonico

PRIMO DE RIVERA, Miguel (1870-1930). Spanish
" PRIMO DE RIVERA, Miguel (1870-1930). Spanish military man and politician, dictator between 1923 and 1930. La contagion m餩 terran饮 ne (" The Mediterranean contagion" )

MORATIN, Leandro Fernᮤez de (1760-1828). Spanish
MORATIN, Leandro Fernᮤ ez de (1760-1828). Spanish writer. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo Nacional del Romanticismo

SPAIN. Sabadell. Spain. Textile factory La Lanera
" SPAIN. Sabadell. Spain. Textile factory " La Lanera Espa񯬡 " in Sabadell (1920s)."

United States (1800). Philadelphia. The ferry of Arch Street. Etching

Monastery of Santa Mar�de Ripoll. SPAIN. Ripoll
Monastery of Santa Maric de Ripoll. SPAIN. Ripoll. Monastery of Santa Maric de Ripoll. Gate. Romanesque art. Sculpture; Architecture

GOMEZ de la SERNA, Ram󮠨1888-1963). Spanish
GOMEZ de la SERNA, Ram󮠨 1888-1963). Spanish

Spain. War of the Spanish Succession (1714). Siege of Barcelona. Assault to the city by Borbon troops under Duke of Berwick. Engraving by Martin Engelbrecht (1721) after a drawing by Jean Rigaud

ITALY. Venice. Musei Civici Veneziani - Casa

ITALY. CAMPANIA. NAPLES. Herculaneum. Street

Spain (1713). War of the Spanish Succession. Siege of Barcelona. Meeting in one of the openings of the city walls between the Lieutenant General D Asfeld and the General Bellver i Balaguer

Philip II Augustus od France takes Chⴥau de
" Philip II Augustus od France takes Chⴥ au de Chinon from the House of Plantagenet in 1205. Illustration from " Grandes Chroniques de France" (15th century). Gothic art

THOMAS of Cantimpr頨1201-1276). Codex Granatensis
THOMAS of Cantimpr頨 1201-1276). Codex Granatensis: De natura rerum. 15th c. Illustration about amomo. Edition of Granada of the original of the 13th C. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN

COSA, Juan de la (1460-1510). Cartographer. Nautical chart. 1500. Detail. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

SPAIN. EXTREMADURA. CACERES. Madrigal de la Vera. Roman paved road at Gargante de Alardos bridge

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