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Pakistan | The Kalasha (Kalasha: Kaĺaśa, Nuristani: Kasivo) or Kalash, are people residing in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They speak the Kalasha language, from the Dardic family of the Indo-Iranian languages, and are...
The markhor is a large species of wild goat that is found in northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan. The species is classed by the IUCN as Endangered, as there are fewer than 2,500 mature individuals. The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. While...
Meister von San Vitale in Ravenna. Chormosaiken in San Vitale in Ravenna, Szene: Kaiser Justinian und Bischof Maximilianus und sein Hof. Vor 547, Mosaik. Ravenna, San Vitale. Ravennatische Schule, italo-byzantinische Werkstatt, Auftraggeber: Bischof Maximilian...
Filippino Lippi. Freskenzyklus der Brancacci-Kapelle in Santa Maria del Carmine in Florenz, Szenen aus dem Leben Petri, Szene: Erweckung des Sohnes des Theophilus, Fürst von Antiochien und Petrus in Kathedra. 1425-1428, Fresko. Florenz, Santa Maria del...
CLEOPATRA is a genius who invented multi-valued coins. To increase the money supply she simply created different valuations of coins, breaking the ancient use of weight where a coin with twice the value weighed twice as much. The markings rather than...
Simone Martini. Der Hl. Ludwig von Toulouse krönt seinen Bruder Robert von Anjou zum König von Neapel, Predella: Szenen aus dem Leben des Heiligen. 1317, Tempera auf Holz, 200 × 138 cm. Neapel, Galleria Nazionale di Capodimonte. Sieneser Schule, Altargemälde,...
Poseidon's Crown | Flickr - Fotosharing! I made my way to the beach from the 7th floor this morning and wandered around in the sand. It wasn’t too inspiring, the sun was blocked and there wasn’t much of a foreground, except for a bicycle laying in the...
Chinoiserie Mirror, 1760. Carved pine, japanned and gilded. Has a pagoda shaped top, a central alcove with a pierced, domed top and side borders of naturalistically carved branches and foliage. Also a lower ledge carved with rockwork and a double flight...
By 1694, there were around 1,200 hackney coaches on the London's streets. However, cab design was constantly evolving. The picture shows the "cabriolet" designed by Mr David Davies in 1823. By 1834, there were 800 in the capital. The French word "cabriolet"...
Meister des Codex Aureus Epternacensis. Codex Aureus Epternacensis (Goldenes Evangeliar), Prunkhandschrift, Szene: Gleichnis vom reichen Prasser und vom armen Lazarus. Um 1035-1040, Pergament, 30,9 × 22,4 cm. Nürnberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Buchmalerei,...
Meister der Schule von Fontainebleau. Porträt der Gabrielle d’Estrées und der Duchesse de Villars. 1594, Öl auf Holz, 96 × 125 cm. Paris, Musée du Louvre. Doppelporträt. Italien und Frankreich. Manierismus. KO 00579 Porträt der Gabrielle d’Estrées und...
