JLJ4617290: History: Second World War (1939-1945). Curb curbs painted in white, Paris. August 1939 (photo), Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4617327: Mercury seen by the Messenger probe - Mercury seen by Messenger spacecraft - Image of Mercury, obtained by the Messenger probe on October 6, 2008. The bright crater in the middle of the picture down is the Kuiper crater. The large striations north and east of the crater are observed for the first time by a space probe. Recolorised image. The spectacular image shows the departing planet taken about 90 minutes after the spacecraft's closest approach to Mercury on October 6, 2008. The bright crater just south of the center of the image is Kuiper, identified on images from the Mariner 10 mission in the 1970s. For most of the terrain east of Kuiper, toward the limb (edge) of the planet, the departing images are the first spacecraft views of that portion of Mercury's surface. A striking characteristic of this newly imaged area is the large pattern of rays that extend from the northern region of Mercury to regions south of Kuiper. This extensive ray system appears to emanate from a relatively young crater newly imaged by MESSENGER, providing a view of the planet distinctly unique from that obtained during Messenger's first flyby. This young, extensively rayed crater, along with the prominent rayed crater to the southeast of Kuiper, near the limb of the planet, were both seen in Earth - based radar images of Mercury but not previously imaged by spacecraft. Recolored Image / Bridgeman Images

LRI4618096: Gay scramble VI (Painting, 1968), Stella, Frank (b.1936) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618170: Nebula M78 in Orio / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618145: Barnard's Loop detail and M78 nebula in Orion - Barnard's Loop detail and M78 nebula in Orion - Barnard's Loop is a very low emission nebula, very large, that surrounds the great Orion nebula. Here, the brightest part of the Loop, with lower left the cluster of stars NGC 2112, and to the right the nebula by refexion M78. Also visible is a dark nebula LDN 1622 at the top left of the image. Barnard's Loop is an extremely faint emission nebula which is part of an amazing, even larger complex of nebulosity in the constellation of Orion. This photo shows only the brightest central portion of the loop which runs diagonally across the frame here from lower left to upper right. NGC 2112, a ninth magnitude open cluster 11 arc minutes in diameter and containing about 50 stars, is seen at lower left - center, and reflection nebulae M78 and NGC 2071 are at lower right. An interesting dark nebula, LDN 1622, lies at the upper left of the image, surrounded by very faint emission nebulosity, with a hint of reflection nebulosity on the outlying western edge / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618293: Tarantula Nebula in the Great Magellan Cloud - NGC 2070, the Tarantula Nebula is a vast star-forming region located north of the galaxy of the Great Magellan Cloud, in the southern hemisphere about 170,000 years - light from Earth. Image obtained with H - alpha filter / Bridgeman Images

LRI4618324: Composition no. 4, 1918 (oil on canvas), Leck, Bart Anthony van der (1876-1958) / Bridgeman Images

TEC4618401: The auction house Drouot, 9 Rue Drouot in Paris 9e. Construction 1980, architectesae Jean Jacques Fernier and Andre Biro. Photography 11/09/07., Biro, Andre (b.1926) & Fernier, Jean-Jacques (1931-2020) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618456: Nebula of the Rosette in the Unicorn - Nebula of the Rosette in the Unicorn - The nebula of the Rosette is a vast cloud of dust and gas situated about 5500 years from the Earth. Towards the center of the nebula, a cluster of blue stars, NGC 2244 formed less than a million years ago / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618476: Nebula of the Rosette in the Unicorn - Nebula of the Rosette in the Licorn / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618526: Rosette nebula - Rosette nebula in the constellation Unicorn. In the centre, the cluster of stars NGC 2244 which contains about 30 massive OB stars / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618047: Nebulae NGC 1973 - 1975 - 1977 in Orion - Nebulae NGC 1973 - 1975 - 1977 in Orion - Reflection Nebulae located just north of the Great Orion Nebula / Bridgeman Images

LRI4618058: Signature of Lateran Agreements on February 11, 1929 (acrylic on canvas, 20th century), Spadari, Giangiacomo (1938-97) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4618131: Untitled, city (painting, 1958), Parmeggiani, Tancredi (1927-64) / Bridgeman Images

MDA4618567: Corner building between rue de Chateaudun and Chaussee d'Antin, Paris 9th. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618576: Hubble Nebula (NGC 2261) in the Licorn / Bridgeman Images

MDA4618593: L'Hotel des Ventes Drouot Richelieu, 9 Rue Drouot in Paris 9e. The aluminium panels of the facades are designed to evoke the curtains of the concierges.Construction 1980, architectesæ Jean Jacques Fernier and Andre Biro. Photography 1990., Biro, Andre (b.1926) & Fernier, Jean-Jacques (1931-2020) / Bridgeman Images

MDA4618606: Parisian corner building, Paris 9th. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618770: Nebula NGC 2327 in Unicorn - Nebula NGC 2327 in Monoceros - Reflection nebula belonging to nebula IC 2177 located in the constellation Unicorn, about 4000 years old - light from Earth. Reflection nebula in the Seagull nebula (IC 2177, a part of the Canis Majoris OB1 association and Canis Majoris R1 reflection nebula complex), at a distance of 3750 light - years (1150 parsecs) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618667: Cone Nebula NGC 2264 in the Unicorn - The Cone Nebula NGC 2264 in Monoceros - The Cone Nebula is a star-forming region situated about 2600 years away from Earth. It is accompanied by a cluster of stars called the Christmas tree. Image obtained with a 50 cm telescope, composite of several images. The Cone Nebula (also known as NGC 2264) is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. The nebula is located about 800 parsecs or 2,600 light - years away from Earth. The Cone Nebula is part of the nebulosity surrounding the Christmas Tree Cluster. The designation of NGC 2264 in the New General Catalogue refers to both objects and not the nebula alone / Bridgeman Images

LRI4618749: The Return of Ebdomero, 1968 (oil on canvas), Chirico, Giorgio de (1888-1978) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4618799: The great mysterious trophee, 1973 (oil on canvas), Chirico, Giorgio de (1888-1978) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618281: Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) in the Bream River - The Tarantula Nebula (or 30 Bream bream) is the largest star-forming region of the Great Magellan Cloud. It is located 170,000 light years ago in the constellation Dorado (southern hemisphere). At the center of this nebula, the open cluster of R136 stars, clusters of hot and massive stars. Image obtained with a telescope of 30 cm, 50 poses of 15 minutes combined / Bridgeman Images

LRI4618313: The horseman, 1918 (oil on canvas), Leck, Bart Anthony van der (1876-1958) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618445: The Rosette Nebula in the Unicorn - The Rosette Nebula and NGC 2244 cluster - The Rosette Nebula is a vast cloud of dust and gas located about 5500 years from Earth. Towards the center of the nebula, a cluster of blue stars, NGC 2244 formed less than a million years ago. Image obtained from the 1.2m Schmidt UK telescope of Siding Spring. The Rosette Nebula exhibits a striking circular symmetry which gives it the appearance of a partly opened rose, an allusion further enhanced by the rich red hues seen in this colour photograph. Near the centre of the nebula is a cluster of blue stars catalogued as NGC 2244. These stars are responsible for making the nebula visible and for creating the hollowed - out central cavity. This cluster of stars formed from the gas which now surrounds it less than a million years ago and is thus very young on the cosmic timescale. The gas and dust at the centre of the nebula have been forced away from the bright stars by radiation pressure and the intense stellar wind which is often associated with very hot stars, forming a hollow centred on the cluster. This will gradually expand and dissipate until the stars are free from nebulosity / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618453: Nebula of the Rosette in the Unicorn seen in false colors - Rosette nebula in Monoceros - The nebula of the Rosette is a vast cloud of dust and gas situated about 5500 years - light from the Earth. In the center of the nebula, a cluster of blue stars, NGC 2244, formed less than a million years ago. Image in false colors obtained by Kitt Peak's 90 cm telescope. The Rosetta Nebula is a vast cloud of dust and gas, extending over an area of more than 1 degree across, or about 5 times the area covered by the full moon. Its parts have been assigned different NGC numbers: 2237, 2238, 2239, and 2246. Within the nebula, open star cluster NGC 2244 is situated, consisted of the young stars which recently formed from the nebula's material, and the brightest of which make the nebula shine by exciting its atoms to emit radiation. This stunning emission - line image of the Rosette nebula (NGC2237) in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn) was taken at the National Science Foundation's 0.9 - m telescope on Kitt Peak with the Mosaic camera, and is presented here in false color (hydrogen alpha, OIII oxygen, and SII sulfur red respectively, green and blue, using five ten - minute exposures each). The Rosette is a prominent star formation region, glowing due to ultraviolet light from the young, hot, blue stars whose winds also cleared the central hole. It is enormously large on the sky, covering more than six times the area of the full moon / Bridgeman Images

LRI4618906: Harness for Lovin (Mixed media with fabric, belt and hooks, 1964), Scarpitta, Salvatore (1919-2007) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4618976: Music cassee Work in mixed technique with Vynile by Milan Knizak (not in 1940) 1960 Dim. 41,5x32,5 cm Milan, collection Mudima, Knizak, Milan (b.1940) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4618980: Nebula NGC 3372 in the Carene - NGC 3372, The Eta Carinae Nebula - The Carene nebula is located about 7000 years - light from Earth. It is home to many hot stars, including the star Eta Carinae, a supermassive star, in the centre of the nebula. This image shows a giant star - forming region located at about 7000 light years away in the southern sky known as the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372). The bright star near the center of the image is Eta Carinae, which is one of the most massive and luminous stars known / Bridgeman Images

LRI4619120: Untitled, 20th century (watercolour), Furlan, Roberto (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

LRI4616649: Caribbean Landscape (Drawing, 1941), Masson, André (1896-1987) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4616687: Mars surface seen by the rover Curiosity 03/2014: The formation “” Kimberley “” seen by Curiosity on March 25, 2014. The strata indicate a flow of water towards Mount Sharp (in the background). A view from the “” Kimberley”” formation on Mars taken by Nasa's Curiosity rover. The strata in the foreground dip towards the base of Mount Sharp, indicating flow of water toward a basin that existed before the larger bulk of the mountain formed. The colors are adjusted so that rocks look approximately as they would if they were on Earth, to help geologists interpret the rocks. This “” white balancing”” to adjust for the lighting on Mars overly compensates for the absence of blue on Mars, making the sky appear light blue and sometimes giving dark, black rocks a blue cast. / Bridgeman Images

JLJ4615628: Baroque art: view of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. 18th century Mexico (photo), Unknown artist, (18th century) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4615955: March: Ice in an impact crater - View of an unnamed impact crater located in Vastitas Borealis, a region near the north pole of Mars.. This crater measures 35 km in diameter and is 2000m deep. In the centre, an accumulation of water ice; ice is also visible on the walls of the crater. Image obtained by the Mars Express probe on February 2, 2005 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4616017: Mars: Martian face in the region of Cydonia - Perspective view of the massif obtained by the Mars Express probe on July 22, 2006 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4616025: Mars: Martian face in the region of Cydonia - Perspective view of the massif obtained by the Mars Express probe on July 22, 2006 / Bridgeman Images