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Luther at the Diet of Worms
Luther at the Diet of Worms, painted in 1877 CE by Anton Werner (1843-1915 CE). The painting depicts Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546 CE) speaking to Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire (1500–1558 CE) at the Diet of Worms in April 1521 CE. From...
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Zao-Shen, the Kitchen God
Zao-Shen, the Kitchen God as depicted in Myths & Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (1922). New York: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
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Dogs in Ancient China
Dogs are the oldest domesticated animal in China and were bred as guardians, for transporting goods, for herding, hunting, and as a food source. Archaeological evidence dates the domestication of the dog in China at approximately 15,000 years...
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Pigs in Ancient China
Pigs (sometimes called “suids” of the suidae family) have long played an important part in Chinese culture. Pigs symbolize good fortune and happiness as they seem to live a care-free existence and have a long relationship with the humans...
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Libyan' Inscriptions in Numidia and Mauretania
When the Numidian king Massinissa (c.241-148) died, the people of Dougga (or: Thugga) decided to build a monument in his honour. A bilingual inscription (RIL 2, KAI 101) says the building was erected in the tenth reign year of his successor...
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Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B - The Ride of the Valkyries · Berliner Philharmoniker · Igor Markevitch Wagner: Orchestral Works ℗ 1955 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin Released on: 2003-01-01...
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Continental Army Retreats From Long Island
The Continental Army retreats from Long Island during the night of 29-30 August 1776, in the aftermath of the Battle of Long Island, chromolithograph by The Werner Company, Akron, Ohio, 1899.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
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Model of Herod's Renovation of the Temple of Jerusalem
A model of the lavish renovation of the Temple of Jerusalem carried out by Herod the Great in the second half of the 1st century BCE. (Israel Museum, Jerusalem)
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Altarpiece of the Holy Blood, Rothenburg
The Altarpiece of the Holy Blood in the church of Saint Jacob, Rothenburg, Germany. Made of glazed limewood by Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1460-1531), it was completed by 1505. It shows the Last Supper in the central panel while the left...
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Iris as Goddess of the Rainbow
Iris as the goddess of the rainbow, marble sculpture by Italian sculptor Gaetano Matteo Monti, 1841.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.