Frederick the Great (Friedrich II of Prussia, 1712 - 1786), sitting on the terrace of Castle Sanssouci. Wood engraving after an etching by Johann Friedrich Jügel the Elder (German graphic artist, 18th century), published in 1881.
Historical view of the Saint Basil's Cathedral - Orthodox church in Moscow, and is one of the most popular cultural symbols of Russia. Built from 1555 to 1561 on orders from Ivan the Terrible. The church has been part of the Moscow Kremlin and Red Square UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990. Chromolithograph, published in 1868.
Historical view of Nizhny Novgorod - located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia. Founded in 1221 by Prince Yuri II of Vladimir. Chromolithograph, published in 1868.
European crowns: 1) Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire (11th century, Hofburg, Vienna, Austria); 2) German State Crown (1889); 3) Imperial Crown of Austria (1602, Hofburg, Vienna, Austria); 4) Imperial Crown of Russia (1762); 5) Holy Crown of Hungary (11th century, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest); 6) Crown of Saint Wenceslas (1346, St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic) 7) Imperial State Crown (Tower of London, United Kingdom); 8) Royal crown of the Bourbons, France; 9) Old crown of a count; 10) Newer crown of a count; 11) Baron crown; 12) Crown of knights and nobles. Wood engravings, published in 1893.
Festival of Easter at the Campus Martius in St. Petersburg. Woodcut engraving after a drawing by Gustav Broling (German painter, 19th century), published in 1883.
Interior of the Imperial Public Library (today National Library) in St Petersburg. The oldest public library of Russia, established in 1795 by Catherine the Great. Wood engraving, published in 1871.
Historical view of Kronstadt - city and former fortress on the Baltic Sea island Kotlin, Russia. Since 1990 Unesco World Heritage Site. In the background the city of St Petersburg. Steel engraving, published in 1857.
Vasilyevsky Island with the Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns. Designed by French architect Thomas de Thomon 1760 - 1813) and built between 1805 and 1810. Wood engraving, published in 1871.
>>256517631 >Классика русской жизни - тут у нас уникальная аналоговнетная колонна, а вокруг непроезжее говно, собаки ебутся и алкаши бухают Зато сейчас центр Петербурга по количеству исторических зданий уделывает любой другой в мире.
>>256517631 >Классика русской жизни - тут у нас уникальная аналоговнетная колонна, а вокруг непроезжее говно, собаки ебутся и алкаши бухают В любой другой стране тогда так же было.
Nero looks at the burning Rome. The Great Fire of Rome was an urban fire that started on the night between 18 and 19 July in the year 64 AD. It is uncertain who or what actually caused the fire whether accident or arson. However, it is believed that Emperor Nero ordered the fire. He made the Christians responsible for it and it came to pogroms. Woodcut engraving from the book "Rom - Anfang, Fortgang, Ausbreitung und Verfall des Weltreichs der Römer , 3. Band (Rome - Beginning, progress, expansion, and decadence of the World Empire from the Romans, Volume 3") by Dr. Wilhelm Waegner. Published by Otto Spamer, Leipzig in 1864.
Historical view of the Strait of Magellan - sea route in southern Chile separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south. The strait was the most important passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans until the construction of the Panama Canal. Wood engraving, published in 1868.
Representations of Christ in the fine arts, 2nd - 19th century. Left side: Murals in Roman catacombs (above); 6th - 15th century (middle); 6th - 14th century (below). Right side: 15th - 17th century (above and in the middle); 19th century (below). Wood engravings after well-known paintings, published in 1893.
Atrocities of the Spaniards on Santo Domingo. Under the encomienda system introduced in 1503, which obliged the indigenous people to do forced labor, they suffered greatly. In addition to the inhumane working conditions in slave labor and the persecution of refugees, many of the locals also died from epidemics brought in from Europe and Africa, against which they had no resistance. Wood engraving after a drawing by Felix Darley (American illustrator and engraver, 1824 - 1888), published in 1876.
Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570 BC - after 510 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Some historians consider him one of the pioneers of the early Greek philosophy, mathematics and natural science. He is best known for the Pythagorean theorem which bears his name. Woodcut engraving, published in 1864.
Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642) was an Italian philosopher, mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He made ground-breaking discoveries in several areas of Sciences. Woodcut engraving after a drawing (1624) by Ottavio Leoni (Italian painter and printmaker, 1578 – 1630), published in 1864.
Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand – when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to approach him. But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and Moses spoke to them. After this all the Israelites approached, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken to him on Mount Sinai. When Moses finished speaking with them, he would put a veil on his face. (Exodus 34, 29-33). Steel engraving after the frescoes by Raphael (Italian painter, 1483 - 1520) in the Loggia at the Vatican (Apostolic Palace), published in 1841.
When he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became extremely angry. He threw the tablets from his hands and broke them to pieces at the bottom of the mountain. (Exodus 32, 19). Steel engraving after the frescoes by Raphael (Italian painter, 1483 - 1520) in the Loggia at the Vatican (Apostolic Palace), published in 1841.
>>256517631 >Есть что-то неуловимо претензионно-педерастическое в этой архитектуре. Держу пари Фредерик был заднеприводный. Так это известный факт лол.
Jonah 3, 10: When God saw their actions – they turned from their evil way of living! – God relented concerning the judgment he had threatened them with and he did not destroy them. Steel engraving, published in 1836.
The Aztec Sunstone - perhaps the most famous Aztec sculpture. Chromolithograph after the original in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City, published in 1892.
Historical balloons and airships: 1) Balloon by Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753 - 1809) with flapping wings and parachute (1784); 2) Montgolfier brothers' balloon (1783); 3) Balloon by Charles Green (1785 - 1870); 4) Airship by Dupuy de Lome (1872); 5) Electrically powered airship by Gaston Tissandier (1883). Wood engravings, published in 1893.
English settlers in America, 1st half 17th century. Wood engraving after a drawing by Felix Darley (American illustrator and engraver, 1824 - 1888), published in 1876.
Apostle Paul in prison (1627). Copper engraving after an oil painting by Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch painter, 1606 - 1669 in the State Gallery Stuttgart, published c. 1880.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827, German composer and pianist) holding the score of the Missa Solemnis. Wood engraving after a paintig (1820) by Joseph Karl Stieler (German painter, 1781 - 1858) in the Beethoven House, Bonn, published in 1869.
George Washington (1732 - 1799), the first president of the United States of America from 1789 to 1797. Wood engraving after a copper engraving by James Heath (English engraver, 1757 - 1834), after a painting (1796) by Gilbert Stuart (American painter, 1755 - 1828) in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., published in 1886.
Medusa Rondanini. Wood engraving after an ancient marble sculpture (so-called "Medusa Rondanini", Roman copy after a 5th-century BC, original by Phidias, Greek sculptor, c. 480 - 430 BC) in the Glyptothek in Munich, Germany, published in 1879.
Germany - medieval culture from the 13th to the 15th century: 20) Duel; 21) Dance; 22) Bath; 23) Minstrel; 24) King Wenceslaus IV surrounded by his officials; 25) Award ceremony of the tournament winner; 26) Dance of the patricians; 27) Tournament. Wood engravings according to contemporary originals, published in 1893.