EditorialNavajo Brave and his Mother. The Navajo were formerly a warlike tribe until subdued by U.S. Troops, in 1859-60. Many of them now have fine flocks, and herds of horses, sheeps and goats. Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840-1882); commission...
EditorialTerracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 480 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); diameter 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm), Vases, Athena holding spear and helmet. Athena, the warlike protector of Athens, appears alert but se...
EditorialNavajo Brave and his Mother. The Navajo were formerly a warlike tribe until subdued by U.S. Troops, in 1859-60. Many of them now have fine flocks, and herds of horses, sheeps and goats. Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840-1882); commission...
EditorialFranz Wrenk, German, 1766-1830, Gorgo Dissuading His Son Cleomenes from the Warlike Councils of Aristagorus, 18th and 19th century, mezzotint print in brown ink on wove paper, Plate: 18 1/8 ? 21 3/8 inches (46 ? 54.3 cm).
EditorialNavajo Brave and his Mother. The Navajo were formerly a warlike tribe until subdued by U.S. Troops, in 1859-60. Many of them now have fine flocks, and herds of horses, sheeps and goats. Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840-1882); commission...
EditorialNavajo Brave and his Mother. The Navajo were formerly a warlike tribe until subdued by U.S. Troops, in 1859-60. Many of them now have fine flocks, and herds of horses, sheeps and goats. Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840-1882); commission...
Editorial'Ali attacking Shah Tahmas. Khavarnama. Punjab, 1686. The army of Islam led by 'Ali attacking the army of Shah Tahmas. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Khavarnama, a poem on the legendary warlike deeds of 'Ali. Image taken...
Editorial'Ali reunited with the Prophet. Khavarnama. Punjab, 1686. Ali reunited with the Prophet watched by his companions and Amir Ma'di-Karib who is bound in the background. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Khavarnama, a poem on t...
Editorial'Ali attacking Shah Tahmas. Khavarnama. Punjab, 1686. The army of Islam led by 'Ali attacking the army of Shah Tahmas. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Khavarnama, a poem on the legendary warlike deeds of 'Ali. Image taken...
EditorialGates to the City of London. The Countrie Ague: Or, London her Welcome home to. Printed for R. Allot: London, 1626. Illustrated title page showing the gates to the City of London. Image taken from The Countrie Ague: Or, London her Welcome home to her ...
EditorialTerracotta lekythos (oil flask), Classical, ca. 480 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); diameter 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm), Vases, Athena holding spear and helmet. Athena, the warlike protector of Athens, appears alert but se...
EditorialNomadic Giagas or Gallas, a ferocious, warlike people from Sierra Leone who destroyed the Kingdom of Benguela (Angola), depicted with spears, shields and cudgels. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberto Freschi from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and ...
EditorialMilitary parade during the warlike era of the Edinburgh Volunteers, including two ladies in uniform, the Misses Maxwell, daughters of Sir William Maxwell. Copperplate engraving by John Kay from A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Hu...
EditorialInterior of Waisenhauskirche on Rennweg in Vienna. Here, in the presence of Empress Maria Theresia, in 1768, the 12-year-old Mozart conducted his first mass. The score lists a " warlike trumpet" among the instruments.
EditorialCavalry helmet, Roman Britain, 3rd century. This thin bronze helmet has embossed and lightly engraved decoration. The deities on the brow-plate include, appropriately, Victory, and the warlike gods Mars and Minerva. It is sometimes difficult to determi...