ELD4931541: Germanic families travelling during the great period of migration (barbaric invasions) 3rd to 5th century (Migration period, Volkerwanderung, germanic peoples moved out of southern Scandinavia and Germany westward and southward, 3rd - 5th century) Engraving from “germania” by Johannes Scherr 1880 Private collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4959225: Portrait of Anne Comnene (Comnena or Komnene) Byzantine historian, princess, scholar, physician and hospital administrator, (1083-1153) daughter of Emperor Alexius I and Impress Irene Doukas. 19th century (engraving from “The illustrious women of Europe” by Countess Drojowowowan Ska) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4313476: Baudelaire and President Sabatier. An intimate and unfinished painting depicting the poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) and his muse mistress Apollonie Aglae Sabatier (1822-1889), known as the president who hosted a worldly salon in 19th century Paris. The hugging of lovers and the luminous whiteness of the woman's body confers to the canvas an eroticism daring for the period, sensuality reinforced by the pose of the woman that recalls the mythological theme of Leda. Painting directed to Thomas Couture (1811-1879), oil on canvas, circa 1850. 19th century French Art. Museum of Fine Arts in Clermont Ferrand (Clermont-Ferrand)., Couture, Thomas (1815-79) / Bridgeman Images