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The Battle of Actium. Historical context
The Battle of Actium was a naval battle fought between Octavian's sea fleet, led by Marcus Agrippa, and the combined fleets of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII Philopator. The battle...
The Battle of Actium. Historical context
The Battle of Actium was a naval battle fought between Octavian's sea fleet, led by Marcus Agrippa, and the combined fleets of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII Philopator. The battle...
Assault chariot with scythes by Leonardo da Vin...
Leonardo da Vinci's "Assault Chariot with Scythes" is one of his many war inventions created during the Renaissance. Designed for the battlefield, this tank features rotating blades – scythes –...
Assault chariot with scythes by Leonardo da Vin...
Leonardo da Vinci's "Assault Chariot with Scythes" is one of his many war inventions created during the Renaissance. Designed for the battlefield, this tank features rotating blades – scythes –...
Ancient Roman Maps
Roman cartography is the art and science of graphically representing the geographical space of ancient Rome and its provinces. The Romans inherited the cartographic tradition of the Greeks, but adapted...
Ancient Roman Maps
Roman cartography is the art and science of graphically representing the geographical space of ancient Rome and its provinces. The Romans inherited the cartographic tradition of the Greeks, but adapted...
Susanna and the Elders by Sisto Badalocchio
The theme of Susanna and the elders was well known in Venice already at the end of the sixteenth century, but not in Rome. It seems likely that his growing...
Susanna and the Elders by Sisto Badalocchio
The theme of Susanna and the elders was well known in Venice already at the end of the sixteenth century, but not in Rome. It seems likely that his growing...
Ippolito Caffi and the Moccoletti Festival - Ca...
Ippolito Caffi, Italian painter. After initially training in Belluno (1821-25), then in Padua with his cousin Pietro Paoletti, Caffi attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, a pupil of...
Ippolito Caffi and the Moccoletti Festival - Ca...
Ippolito Caffi, Italian painter. After initially training in Belluno (1821-25), then in Padua with his cousin Pietro Paoletti, Caffi attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, a pupil of...
Dalí Atomicus: the story, the protagonists, the...
The most famous photograph by photographer Philippe Halsman is certainly the one that portrays the painter Salvador Dalí in a room hovering in the air while he paints a picture...
Dalí Atomicus: the story, the protagonists, the...
The most famous photograph by photographer Philippe Halsman is certainly the one that portrays the painter Salvador Dalí in a room hovering in the air while he paints a picture...