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    Crossbow Covers

    I have found a number of pictures of crossbow covers on Pinterest, but have only been able to identify the ones from Madrid, the Wolfeg Hausbach, and Conrad Laib's Crucifixion in Graz 16 Best Crossbow Covers images | Crossbow, Medieval crossbow, Crossbows I would appreciate any help finding the...
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    Does anyone recognize these paintings?

    Hi everyone, I've been struggling to find these paintings online. Google doesn't work; resolution is too low, I guess. Does anyone recognize them? If not, could the art experts here maybe point me in the right direction?
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    underrated ancient indian paintings?

    ajantha cave 10 holds worlds one of the first portrait painting and yet when we hear about paintings, nobody talks about ajantha paintings or indian paintings. Indian master painters painted some amazing paintings long before europeans put their first paint brush on the canvas a thousand and a...
  4. RomaVictrix

    Roman paintings of Cleopatra VII of Egypt

    boQOXk9ZEoc PLEASE LIKE THE VIDEO AND SUBSCRIBE! :D :cool: Or not. Whatever floats your boat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_and_Cupid_from_the_House_of_Marcus_Fabius_Rufus_at_Pompeii,_most_likely_a_depiction_of_Cleopatra_VII.jpg ^ An ancient Roman wall painting in Room 71 of the...
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    Remington paintings of the West

    Western American Art Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk
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    Albanian Flag in European Paintings.

    The two headed eagle is a thousand years old pagan symbol, used by several ancient civilizations and Empires. After the 12 century it started to be used by several Christian nations. However the black eagle in a red background is the symbol that identifies Albanians. The first two paintings...
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    Why Do Ancient Persian Paintings Have Asian Eyes

    I mean Northern Mongoloid eyes: long and narrow.
  8. civfanatic

    Catholic Church View on Nude Paintings During the Renaissance

    What exactly were the views of the Catholic Church towards nude paintings, especially of women, made by artists like Titian during the Renaissance? I know that nudity was depicted in a non-erotic fashion in many religious artworks, but some Renaissance paintings quite obviously have an erotic...
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    Skin color and race in paintings of ancient civilisations..

    Why do nearly all ancient civilisations with wall paintings come in soo many different skin colors? A little strange because you cannot tell who was the original clearly from the paintings, Egypt for example has paintings where people look white, yellow, brown, purple, red, and black. Similarly...
  10. Ajanbahu

    Pre islamic Persian paintings

    Is there any collection of Pre islamic Persian paintings? Not much information is there and so I would welcome someone giving a good info on this along with actual specimens.
  11. gladiatrice

    Amusing medieval paintings

    Medieval paintings are fascinating. They often times tell a story, depict a monarch, or a saint. However, most of them are very interestingly drawn. There have been gems among the lot of them, and I made this thread so we can compile the best of the best.
  12. Druzhina

    Ghaznavid Ghulams based on the Laškari Bazar wall paintings

    Ghaznavid Ghulams based on the wall paintings at the Laškari Bazar Palaces probably built by Mas'ud I (1030-41AD) Wall paintings from one of the Ghaznavid palaces at Laškari Bazar in central Afghanistan Detail of Ghaznavid guards, with short handled maces, at Laškari Bazar A soft headdress at...
  13. Druzhina

    Soldiers in 14thC wall paintings, Church of Panagia Phorbiotissa, Asinou, Cyprus

    Byzantine style soldiers in 14th century wall paintings, Church of Panagia Phorbiotissa, Asinou, Cyprus Simon of Cyrene Carrying the Cross for Jesus, Church of Panagia Phorbiotissa, Asinou, Cyprus Does anyone have any more images of soldiers from Asinou? MIRROR SITE The Betrayal of Jesus by...
  14. Druzhina

    Paintings of Italian Soldiers of the early 16th Century

    Paintings of Italian Soldiers of the early 16th Century St George by Carpaccio, c.1500. The saint is shown as a fully equipped Venetian man-at-arms, though without a helmet. Young Knight in a Landscape, 1510 by Vittore Carpaccio (also known as Portrait of a Knight) Portrait Of A Florentine In...
  15. FrankLeeDeRainged

    Art history, Spain, the most important paintings?

    The village where I live in Spain has caves with stone age paintings. It also has hundreds of feet of flat, blank, concrete embankment on the main road. I noticed some children had drawn on it (the village is too tiny to support grafitti-ing youths) and I thought how little had changed in...
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    Etruscan paintings, a comparison

  17. Druzhina

    Wall paintings from All Saints Church, Claverley, Shropshire, c.1200

    English knights circa 1200AD There are wall paintings of knights in All Saints Church, Claverley, Shropshire, featuring face-mask visors. With notes by David Nicolle. Knights being unhorsed. Some of the wall-painting is damaged. Does anyone have any more photos of these? MIRROR SITE Wall...
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    Cave of El Castillo /how was spain and europe settled?

    I was lucky to be able to visit the cave of el castillo. They say this cave paintings are roughly 40.000 years old. I was also able to see the cave of Altamira which is closed for public but thanks for my job i had the opportunity to see the original and not the copy they made for tourists...
  19. Druzhina

    Paintings of Ottomans by Jean-Baptiste Vanmour, made 1699-1737

    Paintings of Ottomans by Jean-Baptiste Vanmour, made 1699-1737 Individual paintings: The Kizlar Agasi, head of the black eunuchs. He is the keeper of the harem of the Great Lord Kapisi Agasi (Ak Aga), or chief of the white eunuchs The Silahtar Agasi, or sword bearer of the Great Lord Kapisi...
  20. Druzhina

    Late 13th century Swedish knights and men-at-arms in the ceiling paintings of Dädesjö

    Late 13th century Swedish knights and men-at-arms in the ceiling paintings of Dädesjö Church 'Massacre of the Innocents', Dädesjö Church ceiling paintings, Småland, Sweden 'The escape to Egypt', Dädesjö Church ceiling paintings, Småland, Sweden MIRROR SITE: 'Massacre of the Innocents', Dädesjö...
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