Saturday, June 3, 2023

History Pictures

(All images featured on our History Pictures page are in the Public Domain or have no known rights restrictions, unless specified in the accompanying article.)

Ancient

Thetis Brings Weapons To Achilles, Who Is Mourning Over The Corpse Of Patroclus, by C. W. Eckersberg (c. 1783 – 1853)

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The Horatii Entering Rome, By Adrian van Stalbemt (c. 1580-1662)

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This painting, by the Flemish artist Adrian van Stalbemt (c. 1580-1662), re-creates the tragic ending of the ancient Roman myth or legend of the...

Cleopatra’s Death, By An Unknown 18th-cenuty Artist

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This painting, by an unknown 18th-century artist from Austria, was inspired by the tales surrounding the death of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. An impressive...

Abduction Of The Sabine Women, Painted By Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609–1684)

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This painting, by the German artist Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609–1684), was inspired by an infamous legend involving the ancient Romans and their unlucky...

Medieval

Jarl Håkon And Kark, By Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876)

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Olaf Tryggvason And Sigrid Storraade, By Lorenz Frølich (c. 1820 – 1908)

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This drawing, by the Danish artist Lorenz Frølich (c. 1820 – 1908), was inspired by the legendary bad romance between King Olaf Tryggvason of...

The Baptism Of Clovis, By An Unknown 17th Century Artist

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This painting, by an unidentified 17th-century artist, was inspired by the historical baptism of King Clovis (r. 481-511), a formidable warlord who consolidated the...

Olaf Tryggvason Jumps Overboard During The Battle of Svolder, by Lorenz Frølich (c. 1820 – 1908)

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This drawing, by the Danish artist Lorenz Frølich (c. 1820 – 1908), depicts the demise of the Norwegian king, Olaf I Tryggvason (r. 995-1000)....

Colonial & Modern

First Landing Of Columbus On The Shores Of The New World, Lithograph By Currier & Ives (1834–1907) After Dióscoro Teófilo de la Puebla Tolín...

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The Indulgences; or, The Ninety-Five Propositions, By An Anonymous Artist Inspired By Pierre-Antoine Labouchère (c. 1807 – 1873)

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This engraving, by an unknown artist influenced by Pierre-Antoine Labouchère (c. 1807 - 1873), re-creates events around the publication of the Ninety-five Theses or...

Apollo Pursues Daphne, Drawn By An Unidentified Artist between 1578 – 1660

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This drawing, produced by an unidentified artist from the 16th or 17th century, depicts the ancient god, Apollo, and the Naiad nymph, Daphne. The...

Columbus Before Isabella, by Jean-Paul Laurens (c. 1838–1921)

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This painting, by the French artist Jean-Paul Laurens (c. 1838–1921), depicts the explorer, Christopher Columbus, in an audience with his patron, Queen Isabella (r....

Religion

The Baptism Of Clovis, By An Unknown 17th Century Artist

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Diana and Endymion, By Johann Michael Rottmayr (c. 1654-1730)

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This painting, by the Austrian artist Johann Michael Rottmayr (c. 1654-1730), was inspired by the story of the mythological figure, Endymion. His tale is...

A Vestal, Painted By Carle van Loo (c. 1705 – 1765)

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This painting, by the French artist Carle van Loo (c. 1705 – 1765), strives to re-create a member of the ancient Roman religious order...

Moses, By Hans Canon (c. 1829 – 1885)

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This portrait, painted by the Austrian artist Hans Canon (c. 1829 - 1885) depicts Moses—the lawgiver of the Abrahamic religions. Featured in this painting...

War

Constantine The Great At The Milvian Bridge, By An Unknown Artist After Giulio Romano (c. 1499-1546)

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Olaf Tryggvason Jumps Overboard During The Battle of Svolder, by Lorenz Frølich (c. 1820 – 1908)

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This drawing, by the Danish artist Lorenz Frølich (c. 1820 – 1908), depicts the demise of the Norwegian king, Olaf I Tryggvason (r. 995-1000)....

Alexander And Porus, By François Le Moyne (c. 1688 – 1737)

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This artwork, created by François Le Moyne (c. 1688 - 1737), was inspired by a battle won by Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 BCE)...

Sketch For The Battle Of Poitiers, By Eugène Delacroix (c. 1798-1863)

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This artwork, by the French artist Eugène Delacroix (c. 1798-1863), was created as he visualized and practiced for a painting that he would produce...

Mythology & Folklore

Thetis Brings Weapons To Achilles, Who Is Mourning Over The Corpse Of Patroclus, by C. W. Eckersberg (c. 1783 – 1853)

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Abduction Of The Sabine Women, Painted By Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609–1684)

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This painting, by the German artist Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (c. 1609–1684), was inspired by an infamous legend involving the ancient Romans and their unlucky...

Apollo Pursuing Daphne, By An Unknown 17th Century Artist

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This painting, by an unknown 17th-century artist, depicts the sad mythological tale of Apollo and Daphne, encapsulated in a wooded scene with an ornate...

Aeneas And The Cumaean Sibyl In The Underworld, By Jan Brueghel the Elder (c. 1568–1625)

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This painting, by Jan Brueghel the Elder (c. 1568–1625), was inspired by the story of the Trojan hero, Aeneas, being led through the underworld...

Recent History Pictures

Thetis Brings Weapons To Achilles, Who Is Mourning Over The Corpse Of Patroclus, by C. W. Eckersberg (c. 1783 – 1853)

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This artwork, by the Danish artist C. W. Eckersberg (c. 1783 – 1853), depicts the Greek hero, Achilles, in a pivotal scene from well...
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First Landing Of Columbus On The Shores Of The New World, Lithograph By Currier & Ives (1834–1907) After Dióscoro Teófilo de la Puebla Tolín...

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This lithograph, made by Currier & Ives (operational c. 1834–1907) after the work of Dióscoro Teófilo de la Puebla Tolín (1831–1901), envisions the landing...
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The Horatii Entering Rome, By Adrian van Stalbemt (c. 1580-1662)

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This painting, by the Flemish artist Adrian van Stalbemt (c. 1580-1662), re-creates the tragic ending of the ancient Roman myth or legend of the...
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Jarl Håkon And Kark, By Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876)

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This illustration, by the Norwegian artist Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876), depicts the death of powerful Jarl (or Earl) Hákon Sigurdsson of Lade. Jarl Hákon (also...
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Cleopatra’s Death, By An Unknown 18th-cenuty Artist

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This painting, by an unknown 18th-century artist from Austria, was inspired by the tales surrounding the death of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. An impressive...
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