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Jesus Child with Doctors, 17th century (ink)
Jesus Child with Doctors, 17th century (ink)

JLJ4592246: Jesus Child with Doctors, 17th century (ink), Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69) / Bridgeman Images

ID: JLJ4592246

Jesus Child with Doctors, 17th century (ink)

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69)

The Tuileries and the Royal Bridge, 1843 (oil on canvas)
The Tuileries and the Royal Bridge, 1843 (oil on canvas)

JLJ4592619: The Tuileries and the Royal Bridge, 1843 (oil on canvas), Roberts, Arthur Henri (1819-1900) / Bridgeman Images

ID: JLJ4592619

The Tuileries and the Royal Bridge, 1843 (oil on canvas)

Roberts, Arthur Henri (1819-1900)

Constellation of Orion and Ziggurate of Chogha Zanbil - Constellation of Orion above the Chogha Zanbil ziggurat - Constellation of Orion and Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil. The Ziggourate of Chogha Zanbil is an Elamite temple built around 1250 BC near Susa, southwest Iran. Constellation of Orion above the Choghzanbil ziggurat. Chogha Zanbil ziggurat is an elamite temple built about 1250 B.C. near Susa, southwest of Iran
Constellation of Orion and Ziggurate of Chogha Zanbil - Constellation of Orion above the Chogha Zanbil ziggurat - Constellation of Orion and Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil. The Ziggourate of Chogha Zanbil is an Elamite temple built around 1250 BC near Susa, southwest Iran. Constellation of Orion above the Choghzanbil ziggurat. Chogha Zanbil ziggurat is an elamite temple built about 1250 B.C. near Susa, southwest of Iran

PIX4592633: Constellation of Orion and Ziggurate of Chogha Zanbil - Constellation of Orion above the Chogha Zanbil ziggurat - Constellation of Orion and Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil. The Ziggourate of Chogha Zanbil is an Elamite temple built around 1250 BC near Susa, southwest Iran. Constellation of Orion above the Choghzanbil ziggurat. Chogha Zanbil ziggurat is an elamite temple built about 1250 B.C. near Susa, southwest of Iran / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4592633

Constellation of Orion and Ziggurate of Chogha Zanbil - Constellation of Orion above the Chogha Zanbil ziggurat - Constellation of Orion and Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil. The Ziggourate of Chogha Zanbil is an Elamite temple built around 1250 BC near Susa, southwest Iran. Constellation of Orion above the Choghzanbil ziggurat. Chogha Zanbil ziggurat is an elamite temple built about 1250 B.C. near Susa, southwest of Iran

Constellation Orion - Orion constellation - The constellation Orion. In overprint, the mythological form of this constellation, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. 22 January 2007, Quimper (Finistere - France). Orion constellation. Constellation mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) has been added. January 22 2007, Quimper (Finistere - France)
Constellation Orion - Orion constellation - The constellation Orion. In overprint, the mythological form of this constellation, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. 22 January 2007, Quimper (Finistere - France). Orion constellation. Constellation mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) has been added. January 22 2007, Quimper (Finistere - France)

PIX4592438: Constellation Orion - Orion constellation - The constellation Orion. In overprint, the mythological form of this constellation, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. 22 January 2007, Quimper (Finistere - France). Orion constellation. Constellation mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) has been added. January 22 2007, Quimper (Finistere - France) / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4592438

Constellation Orion - Orion constellation - The constellation Orion. In overprint, the mythological form of this constellation, extracted from the Uranographia of Hevelius. 22 January 2007, Quimper (Finistere - France). Orion constellation. Constellation mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690) has been added. January 22 2007, Quimper (Finistere - France)

Palacio de las Ursulinas, Habana Vieja Quarter in Havana (Cuba).
Palacio de las Ursulinas, Habana Vieja Quarter in Havana (Cuba).

TEC4592506: Palacio de las Ursulinas, Habana Vieja Quarter in Havana (Cuba). / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4592506

Palacio de las Ursulinas, Habana Vieja Quarter in Havana (Cuba).

Vedado district. In the background, the Focsa building in Havana (Cuba). Photograph 20/04/05.
Vedado district. In the background, the Focsa building in Havana (Cuba). Photograph 20/04/05.

TEC4592786: Vedado district. In the background, the Focsa building in Havana (Cuba). Photograph 20/04/05. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4592786

Vedado district. In the background, the Focsa building in Havana (Cuba). Photograph 20/04/05.

Propaganda poster located in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba.
Propaganda poster located in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba.

TEC4592908: Propaganda poster located in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4592908

Propaganda poster located in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba.

Vedado district in Havana, Cuba.
Vedado district in Havana, Cuba.

TEC4592804: Vedado district in Havana, Cuba. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4592804

Vedado district in Havana, Cuba.

Tomb of the painter Maia, the deceased and his wife sitting at a banquet. 18th dynasty. (fresco)
Tomb of the painter Maia, the deceased and his wife sitting at a banquet. 18th dynasty. (fresco)

LRI4592843: Tomb of the painter Maia, the deceased and his wife sitting at a banquet. 18th dynasty. (fresco), Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC) / Bridgeman Images

ID: LRI4592843

Tomb of the painter Maia, the deceased and his wife sitting at a banquet. 18th dynasty. (fresco)

Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC)

The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the southern Celestial pole. See annotee image a - cst98 - 00005 to identify the different constellations present in the image. This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainter than those in Apus. Mensa, the constellation was invented by de Lacaille to commemorate his sojourn at the Cape of Good Hope in the 1750s. The original name was Mons Mensa, Latin for Table Mountain. Its northern border crosses part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, possibly reminding Lacaille of the recurrent cloud over the mountain as seen from Cape Town. Musca, the Fly, is another undistinguished constellation that first appeared on Bayer's star charts in 1603
The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the southern Celestial pole. See annotee image a - cst98 - 00005 to identify the different constellations present in the image. This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainter than those in Apus. Mensa, the constellation was invented by de Lacaille to commemorate his sojourn at the Cape of Good Hope in the 1750s. The original name was Mons Mensa, Latin for Table Mountain. Its northern border crosses part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, possibly reminding Lacaille of the recurrent cloud over the mountain as seen from Cape Town. Musca, the Fly, is another undistinguished constellation that first appeared on Bayer's star charts in 1603

PIX4594597: The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the southern Celestial pole. See annotee image a - cst98 - 00005 to identify the different constellations present in the image. This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainter than those in Apus. Mensa, the constellation was invented by de Lacaille to commemorate his sojourn at the Cape of Good Hope in the 1750s. The original name was Mons Mensa, Latin for Table Mountain. Its northern border crosses part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, possibly reminding Lacaille of the recurrent cloud over the mountain as seen from Cape Town. Musca, the Fly, is another undistinguished constellation that first appeared on Bayer's star charts in 1603 / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4594597

The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the southern Celestial pole. See annotee image a - cst98 - 00005 to identify the different constellations present in the image. This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainte

Constellation of the Ship Argo - Constellation of Argo Navis - Constellation of the Ship Argo from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Recolorized image. Vessel Argo is a missing constellation; the astronomer Nicolas - Louis de Lacaille divided it in the 1750s into three smaller constellations: the Carene, the Poupe and the Voiles. Map showing the constellation of Argo Navis with its mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690). Recolored image. Argo Navis (or simply Argo) was a large constellation in the southern sky that has since been divided into three constellations (Carina, Puppis and Vela)
Constellation of the Ship Argo - Constellation of Argo Navis - Constellation of the Ship Argo from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Recolorized image. Vessel Argo is a missing constellation; the astronomer Nicolas - Louis de Lacaille divided it in the 1750s into three smaller constellations: the Carene, the Poupe and the Voiles. Map showing the constellation of Argo Navis with its mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690). Recolored image. Argo Navis (or simply Argo) was a large constellation in the southern sky that has since been divided into three constellations (Carina, Puppis and Vela)

PIX4594538: Constellation of the Ship Argo - Constellation of Argo Navis - Constellation of the Ship Argo from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Recolorized image. Vessel Argo is a missing constellation; the astronomer Nicolas - Louis de Lacaille divided it in the 1750s into three smaller constellations: the Carene, the Poupe and the Voiles. Map showing the constellation of Argo Navis with its mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690). Recolored image. Argo Navis (or simply Argo) was a large constellation in the southern sky that has since been divided into three constellations (Carina, Puppis and Vela) / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4594538

Constellation of the Ship Argo - Constellation of Argo Navis - Constellation of the Ship Argo from the Uranographia of Hevelius. Recolorized image. Vessel Argo is a missing constellation; the astronomer Nicolas - Louis de Lacaille divided it in the 1750s into three smaller constellations: the Carene, the Poupe and the Voiles. Map showing the constellation of Argo Navis with its mythological form from “” Uranographia”” star atlas by Hevelius (1690). Recolored image. Argo Navis (or simply Argo) was a large constellation in the southern sky that has since been divided into three constellations (Carina, Puppis and Vela)

Constellation of the Southern Triangle - Constellation of Triangulum Austral
Constellation of the Southern Triangle - Constellation of Triangulum Austral

PIX4594270: Constellation of the Southern Triangle - Constellation of Triangulum Austral / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4594270

Constellation of the Southern Triangle - Constellation of Triangulum Austral

The resurrection of Christ. Detail. Low relief of the right pulpit, 15th century
The resurrection of Christ. Detail. Low relief of the right pulpit, 15th century

LRI4594312: The resurrection of Christ. Detail. Low relief of the right pulpit, 15th century, Donatello, (c.1386-1466) / Bridgeman Images

ID: LRI4594312

The resurrection of Christ. Detail. Low relief of the right pulpit, 15th century

Donatello, (c.1386-1466)

Constellations of the Virgin, the Raven and the Cup - Constellations of Virgo, Corvus and Crate
Constellations of the Virgin, the Raven and the Cup - Constellations of Virgo, Corvus and Crate

PIX4594443: Constellations of the Virgin, the Raven and the Cup - Constellations of Virgo, Corvus and Crate / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4594443

Constellations of the Virgin, the Raven and the Cup - Constellations of Virgo, Corvus and Crate

Hieroglyphs on the back of the sarcophagus of the vizir Ghemenef Har-Bak (Kar Bak). 665-525 BC.
Hieroglyphs on the back of the sarcophagus of the vizir Ghemenef Har-Bak (Kar Bak). 665-525 BC.

LRI4593036: Hieroglyphs on the back of the sarcophagus of the vizir Ghemenef Har-Bak (Kar Bak). 665-525 BC., Egyptian 27th Dynasty (525-402 BC) / Bridgeman Images

ID: LRI4593036

Hieroglyphs on the back of the sarcophagus of the vizir Ghemenef Har-Bak (Kar Bak). 665-525 BC.

Egyptian 27th Dynasty (525-402 BC)

Agar and his son Ishmael, in the desert, are saved by an angel. Marble bas relief, 1739
Agar and his son Ishmael, in the desert, are saved by an angel. Marble bas relief, 1739

LRI4594442: Agar and his son Ishmael, in the desert, are saved by an angel. Marble bas relief, 1739, Donner, Georg Raphael (1693-1741) / Bridgeman Images

ID: LRI4594442

Agar and his son Ishmael, in the desert, are saved by an angel. Marble bas relief, 1739

Donner, Georg Raphael (1693-1741)

Peacock Constellation - Constellation of Pavo - Pavo, the Peacock, lies south of Sagittarius and Corona Australis, and is one of Johann Bayer's twelve constellations, introduced in 1603. It is one of several birds in the southern sky, including Apus, Grus, Phoenix and Tucanae. The legends say that the goddess of the heavens, Juno (the Greek Hera) ordered a hundred - eyed giant, Argos Panoptes, to keep his eyes on her wandering husband, Jupiter. He ordered Argos slain and Juno transformed the 100 eyes into the Peacock's tail. These eyes are also meant to represent the starry sky
Peacock Constellation - Constellation of Pavo - Pavo, the Peacock, lies south of Sagittarius and Corona Australis, and is one of Johann Bayer's twelve constellations, introduced in 1603. It is one of several birds in the southern sky, including Apus, Grus, Phoenix and Tucanae. The legends say that the goddess of the heavens, Juno (the Greek Hera) ordered a hundred - eyed giant, Argos Panoptes, to keep his eyes on her wandering husband, Jupiter. He ordered Argos slain and Juno transformed the 100 eyes into the Peacock's tail. These eyes are also meant to represent the starry sky

PIX4593107: Peacock Constellation - Constellation of Pavo - Pavo, the Peacock, lies south of Sagittarius and Corona Australis, and is one of Johann Bayer's twelve constellations, introduced in 1603. It is one of several birds in the southern sky, including Apus, Grus, Phoenix and Tucanae. The legends say that the goddess of the heavens, Juno (the Greek Hera) ordered a hundred - eyed giant, Argos Panoptes, to keep his eyes on her wandering husband, Jupiter. He ordered Argos slain and Juno transformed the 100 eyes into the Peacock's tail. These eyes are also meant to represent the starry sky / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4593107

Peacock Constellation - Constellation of Pavo - Pavo, the Peacock, lies south of Sagittarius and Corona Australis, and is one of Johann Bayer's twelve constellations, introduced in 1603. It is one of several birds in the southern sky, including Apus, Grus, Phoenix and Tucanae. The legends say that the goddess of the heavens, Juno (the Greek Hera) ordered a hundred - eyed giant, Argos Panoptes, to keep his eyes on her wandering husband, Jupiter. He ordered Argos slain and Juno transformed the 100 eyes into the Peacock's tail. These eyes are also meant to represent the starry sky

Abbaye de la Bussiere, La Bussiere sur Ouche, Burgundy (Cotes d'Or).
Abbaye de la Bussiere, La Bussiere sur Ouche, Burgundy (Cotes d'Or).

ITR4593405: Abbaye de la Bussiere, La Bussiere sur Ouche, Burgundy (Cotes d'Or). / Bridgeman Images

ID: ITR4593405

Abbaye de la Bussiere, La Bussiere sur Ouche, Burgundy (Cotes d'Or).

Constellation of Pisces - Constellation of Pisces - Composite of two images. The sky is enlarged in relation to reality. Constellation of Pisces. Composite image. Stars are bigger than in reality
Constellation of Pisces - Constellation of Pisces - Composite of two images. The sky is enlarged in relation to reality. Constellation of Pisces. Composite image. Stars are bigger than in reality

PIX4593482: Constellation of Pisces - Constellation of Pisces - Composite of two images. The sky is enlarged in relation to reality. Constellation of Pisces. Composite image. Stars are bigger than in reality / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4593482

Constellation of Pisces - Constellation of Pisces - Composite of two images. The sky is enlarged in relation to reality. Constellation of Pisces. Composite image. Stars are bigger than in reality

Bridge of Cry on Armencon in the Yonne. Photography 15/11/03.
Bridge of Cry on Armencon in the Yonne. Photography 15/11/03.

ITR4593509: Bridge of Cry on Armencon in the Yonne. Photography 15/11/03. / Bridgeman Images

ID: ITR4593509

Bridge of Cry on Armencon in the Yonne. Photography 15/11/03.

Chateau de Commarin in Cote d'Or.
Chateau de Commarin in Cote d'Or.

ITR4593535: Chateau de Commarin in Cote d'Or. / Bridgeman Images

ID: ITR4593535

Chateau de Commarin in Cote d'Or.

Jules Boilly (1796, 1874) child a book in hand, 1808 (oil on canvas)
Jules Boilly (1796, 1874) child a book in hand, 1808 (oil on canvas)

JLJ4594510: Jules Boilly (1796, 1874) child a book in hand, 1808 (oil on canvas), Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845) / Bridgeman Images

ID: JLJ4594510

Jules Boilly (1796, 1874) child a book in hand, 1808 (oil on canvas)

Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845)

Christian constellations - Christian constellations - Map of the sky with the classical Christian constellations. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. First hemisphere with the christianized constellations. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661
Christian constellations - Christian constellations - Map of the sky with the classical Christian constellations. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. First hemisphere with the christianized constellations. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661

PIX4594700: Christian constellations - Christian constellations - Map of the sky with the classical Christian constellations. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. First hemisphere with the christianized constellations. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661 / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4594700

Christian constellations - Christian constellations - Map of the sky with the classical Christian constellations. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. First hemisphere with the christianized constellations. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661

Housing building, corner of rue Beaubourg and rue du Grenier Saint Lazare, Paris 3rd arrondissement.
Housing building, corner of rue Beaubourg and rue du Grenier Saint Lazare, Paris 3rd arrondissement.

MDA4594511: Housing building, corner of rue Beaubourg and rue du Grenier Saint Lazare, Paris 3rd arrondissement. / Bridgeman Images

ID: MDA4594511

Housing building, corner of rue Beaubourg and rue du Grenier Saint Lazare, Paris 3rd arrondissement.

Musee Cognacq Jay (Cognacq-Jay), 4 rue Elzevir, Paris 75003. Photography 29/10/10
Musee Cognacq Jay (Cognacq-Jay), 4 rue Elzevir, Paris 75003. Photography 29/10/10

ITR4594527: Musee Cognacq Jay (Cognacq-Jay), 4 rue Elzevir, Paris 75003. Photography 29/10/10 / Bridgeman Images

ID: ITR4594527

Musee Cognacq Jay (Cognacq-Jay), 4 rue Elzevir, Paris 75003. Photography 29/10/10

The return of the herd, 19th century (oil on canvas)
The return of the herd, 19th century (oil on canvas)

JLJ4594786: The return of the herd, 19th century (oil on canvas), Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75) / Bridgeman Images

ID: JLJ4594786

The return of the herd, 19th century (oil on canvas)

Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75)

Musee Cognacq Jay (Cognacq-Jay), 4 rue Elzevir, Paris 75003. Photography 29/10/10
Musee Cognacq Jay (Cognacq-Jay), 4 rue Elzevir, Paris 75003. Photography 29/10/10

ITR4594558: Musee Cognacq Jay (Cognacq-Jay), 4 rue Elzevir, Paris 75003. Photography 29/10/10 / Bridgeman Images

ID: ITR4594558

Musee Cognacq Jay (Cognacq-Jay), 4 rue Elzevir, Paris 75003. Photography 29/10/10

The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the south celeste pole (mark of a cross) This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainter than those in Apus. Mensa, the constellation was invented by de Lacaille to commemorate his sojourn at the Cape of Good Hope in the 1750s. The original name was Mons Mensa, Latin for Table Mountain. Its northern border crosses part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, possibly reminding Lacaille of the recurrent cloud over the mountain as seen from Cape Town. Musca, the Fly, is another undistinguished constellation that first appeared on Bayer's star charts in 1603
The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the south celeste pole (mark of a cross) This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainter than those in Apus. Mensa, the constellation was invented by de Lacaille to commemorate his sojourn at the Cape of Good Hope in the 1750s. The original name was Mons Mensa, Latin for Table Mountain. Its northern border crosses part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, possibly reminding Lacaille of the recurrent cloud over the mountain as seen from Cape Town. Musca, the Fly, is another undistinguished constellation that first appeared on Bayer's star charts in 1603

PIX4594601: The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the south celeste pole (mark of a cross) This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainter than those in Apus. Mensa, the constellation was invented by de Lacaille to commemorate his sojourn at the Cape of Good Hope in the 1750s. The original name was Mons Mensa, Latin for Table Mountain. Its northern border crosses part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, possibly reminding Lacaille of the recurrent cloud over the mountain as seen from Cape Town. Musca, the Fly, is another undistinguished constellation that first appeared on Bayer's star charts in 1603 / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4594601

The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Southern Milky Way and south celestial pole - The Octant constellation houses the south celeste pole (mark of a cross) This part of the sky was mostly uncharted by Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, so many of the constellations in the southern (lower) half of the image are relatively modern constructions without mythlogical connotations. Octans, the Octant (a forerunner of the sextant) is an Enlightenment - period instrument whose outline was constructed on the sky by the vivid imagination of the Abbe Lacaille. The constellation is quite large but totally undistinguished. Its only notable feature is the South Celestial Pole, with is marked (within a degree or so) by the faint star s Octantis. Apus, the Bird of Paradise, first appeared in the star charts of the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It contains no named stars. Chameleon, a type of lizard. The stars here are even fainter than those in Apus. Mensa, the cons

Urban furniture, Paris 8th arrondissement. As part of the redesign of the Champs Elysees entrusted to Bernard Huet, a new line of urban furniture has been specially designed by Jean Michel Wilmotte to give a unit by eliminating bulky and unnecessary elements, new benches, candelabres, lights, kiosks.
Urban furniture, Paris 8th arrondissement. As part of the redesign of the Champs Elysees entrusted to Bernard Huet, a new line of urban furniture has been specially designed by Jean Michel Wilmotte to give a unit by eliminating bulky and unnecessary elements, new benches, candelabres, lights, kiosks.

TEC4594642: Urban furniture, Paris 8th arrondissement. As part of the redesign of the Champs Elysees entrusted to Bernard Huet, a new line of urban furniture has been specially designed by Jean Michel Wilmotte to give a unit by eliminating bulky and unnecessary elements, new benches, candelabres, lights, kiosks. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4594642

Urban furniture, Paris 8th arrondissement. As part of the redesign of the Champs Elysees entrusted to Bernard Huet, a new line of urban furniture has been specially designed by Jean Michel Wilmotte to give a unit by eliminating bulky and unnecessary elements, new benches, candelabres, lights, kiosks.

L'Eglise de La Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8th arrondissement. Its construction lasted nearly a century. Subject to political aleas, it was finally Napoleon (1769-1821) who entrusted Pierre Vignon (1763-1828) with the task of building an ancient temple dedicated to his military glory. Only the Restoration restored its religious vocation to the Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine in 1842, architect Charles Girault (1851-1932). Photography 1999.
L'Eglise de La Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8th arrondissement. Its construction lasted nearly a century. Subject to political aleas, it was finally Napoleon (1769-1821) who entrusted Pierre Vignon (1763-1828) with the task of building an ancient temple dedicated to his military glory. Only the Restoration restored its religious vocation to the Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine in 1842, architect Charles Girault (1851-1932). Photography 1999.

TEC4594675: L'Eglise de La Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8th arrondissement. Its construction lasted nearly a century. Subject to political aleas, it was finally Napoleon (1769-1821) who entrusted Pierre Vignon (1763-1828) with the task of building an ancient temple dedicated to his military glory. Only the Restoration restored its religious vocation to the Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine in 1842, architect Charles Girault (1851-1932). Photography 1999. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4594675

L'Eglise de La Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8th arrondissement. Its construction lasted nearly a century. Subject to political aleas, it was finally Napoleon (1769-1821) who entrusted Pierre Vignon (1763-1828) with the task of building an ancient temple dedicated to his military glory. Only the Restoration restored its religious vocation to the Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine in 1842, architect Charles Girault (1851-1932). Photography 1999.

L'Eglise de La Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8th arrondissement. Its construction lasted nearly a century. Subject to political aleas, it was finally Napoleon (1769-1821) who entrusted Pierre Vignon (1763-1828) with the task of building an ancient temple dedicated to his military glory. Only the Restoration restored its religious vocation to the Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine in 1842, architect Charles Girault (1851-1932).
L'Eglise de La Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8th arrondissement. Its construction lasted nearly a century. Subject to political aleas, it was finally Napoleon (1769-1821) who entrusted Pierre Vignon (1763-1828) with the task of building an ancient temple dedicated to his military glory. Only the Restoration restored its religious vocation to the Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine in 1842, architect Charles Girault (1851-1932).

TEC4594697: L'Eglise de La Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8th arrondissement. Its construction lasted nearly a century. Subject to political aleas, it was finally Napoleon (1769-1821) who entrusted Pierre Vignon (1763-1828) with the task of building an ancient temple dedicated to his military glory. Only the Restoration restored its religious vocation to the Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine in 1842, architect Charles Girault (1851-1932). / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4594697

L'Eglise de La Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 8th arrondissement. Its construction lasted nearly a century. Subject to political aleas, it was finally Napoleon (1769-1821) who entrusted Pierre Vignon (1763-1828) with the task of building an ancient temple dedicated to his military glory. Only the Restoration restored its religious vocation to the Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine in 1842, architect Charles Girault (1851-1932).

Christian constellations - Christian constellations - Map of the sky with the classical Christian constellations. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. Second hemisphere with the christianized constellations. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661
Christian constellations - Christian constellations - Map of the sky with the classical Christian constellations. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. Second hemisphere with the christianized constellations. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661

PIX4594703: Christian constellations - Christian constellations - Map of the sky with the classical Christian constellations. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. Second hemisphere with the christianized constellations. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661 / Bridgeman Images

ID: PIX4594703

Christian constellations - Christian constellations - Map of the sky with the classical Christian constellations. Engraving from “Harmonia Macrocosmica” by Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661. Second hemisphere with the christianized constellations. Plate of the Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius, 1660 - 1661

Summer evening in Italy, 1846 (oil on canvas)
Summer evening in Italy, 1846 (oil on canvas)

JLJ4594730: Summer evening in Italy, 1846 (oil on canvas), Baron, Henri (1816-85) / Bridgeman Images

ID: JLJ4594730

Summer evening in Italy, 1846 (oil on canvas)

Baron, Henri (1816-85)

Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris 8th arrondissement. It was Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Colbert (1619-1683) who had Andre Le Notre (1613-1700) opened in 1667 an avenue starting from the Tuileries to reach a hill, today called L'Etoile. There's nothing left from that time. Only nineteenth century witnesses remain on the Champs Elysees. Bernard Huet was asked in 1994 to bring back the Champs Elysees in order to restore its prestige to the avenue: the cars were driven from the allees, an underground car park created, the floor covered with grey granite slabs. The promenade aspect was reinforced by the planting of a second row of plane trees and new constraints were defined for signs and windows.
Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris 8th arrondissement. It was Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Colbert (1619-1683) who had Andre Le Notre (1613-1700) opened in 1667 an avenue starting from the Tuileries to reach a hill, today called L'Etoile. There's nothing left from that time. Only nineteenth century witnesses remain on the Champs Elysees. Bernard Huet was asked in 1994 to bring back the Champs Elysees in order to restore its prestige to the avenue: the cars were driven from the allees, an underground car park created, the floor covered with grey granite slabs. The promenade aspect was reinforced by the planting of a second row of plane trees and new constraints were defined for signs and windows.

TEC4594756: Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris 8th arrondissement. It was Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Colbert (1619-1683) who had Andre Le Notre (1613-1700) opened in 1667 an avenue starting from the Tuileries to reach a hill, today called L'Etoile. There's nothing left from that time. Only nineteenth century witnesses remain on the Champs Elysees. Bernard Huet was asked in 1994 to bring back the Champs Elysees in order to restore its prestige to the avenue: the cars were driven from the allees, an underground car park created, the floor covered with grey granite slabs. The promenade aspect was reinforced by the planting of a second row of plane trees and new constraints were defined for signs and windows. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4594756

Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris 8th arrondissement. It was Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Colbert (1619-1683) who had Andre Le Notre (1613-1700) opened in 1667 an avenue starting from the Tuileries to reach a hill, today called L'Etoile. There's nothing left from that time. Only nineteenth century witnesses remain on the Champs Elysees. Bernard Huet was asked in 1994 to bring back the Champs Elysees in order to restore its prestige to the avenue: the cars were driven from the allees, an underground car park created, the floor covered with grey granite slabs. The promenade aspect was reinforced by the planting of a second row of plane trees and new constraints were defined for signs and windows.

Allegory of Day and Night: detail of the deceased. Mausoleum of Giuliano de Medici. Marble sculpture, 1531
Allegory of Day and Night: detail of the deceased. Mausoleum of Giuliano de Medici. Marble sculpture, 1531

LRI4594784: Allegory of Day and Night: detail of the deceased. Mausoleum of Giuliano de Medici. Marble sculpture, 1531, Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564) / Bridgeman Images

ID: LRI4594784

Allegory of Day and Night: detail of the deceased. Mausoleum of Giuliano de Medici. Marble sculpture, 1531

Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564)

Batobus on the Seine in Paris.
Batobus on the Seine in Paris.

TEC4593619: Batobus on the Seine in Paris. / Bridgeman Images

ID: TEC4593619

Batobus on the Seine in Paris.


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