Antique Ruler

In the Shang dynasty (circa 1600–1046 BC), the right to cast or possess these vessels was probably confined to the royal house itself but later was bestowed upon local governors set ...

Nevertheless he could be Pluto (Hades), ruler of the underworld and was probably carrying a fork.

Hereby he refers to his position as world ruler. Both figures look with slightly lowered eyelids at the same point diagonally below, suggesting an elevated site where the Madonna ori...

Federico was succeeded by his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who married Elisabetta Gonzaga, daughter of the ruler of Mantua, the most brilliant of the smaller Italian courts for bot...

Federico was succeeded by his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who married Elisabetta Gonzaga, daughter of the ruler of Mantua, the most brilliant of the smaller Italian courts for bot...

Upon arrival in 1741, she caused a great sensation across Europe and became a royal favourite, commanding audiences among rulers as well as fascinated crowds. She even inspired a rag...

In Pre-Colombian America (America before Christopher Columbus), gold was developed in the context of ritual and regalia, it was transformed into objects for gods and rulers. The earl...

Among human and anthropomorphic figures, rulers, warriors, prisoners, priests, healers, and fanged deities are recognizable, as well as deformed and skeletal individuals.

Federico was succeeded by his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who married Elisabetta Gonzaga, daughter of the ruler of Mantua, the most brilliant of the smaller Italian courts for bot...

As the territory expanded the rulers of the Asante Kingdom increasingly centralized power and control in Kumasi.

This trompe l'oeil drawing depicts the artist's tools -- a black and a red crayon, and a folding steel ruler that was painted with silver pigments, which have blackened with age.

One particularly rare one is called the emperor’s shell, because, whenever a fisherman found one, he was obliged to surrender it to the ruler. In Europe, from the 16th to the 18th ce...

Knowing talent when he saw it, that beneficent ruler sent the young Roos to Rome to perfect his art in 1677.

The title Savonarola comes from the name of Italian Renaissance Dominican friar, Girolamo Savonarola, who is renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold...

The title Savonarola comes from the name of Italian Renaissance Dominican friar, Girolamo Savonarola, who is renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold...