"Edward VI, and his Council. From a wood-cut on the title-page of 'Acts of Parliament," A.D. 1551." —D'Anvers, 1895

Edward VI

"Edward VI, and his Council. From a wood-cut on the title-page of 'Acts of Parliament," A.D. 1551."…

Ancient wall paintings of Niniveh.

Niniveh Painting

Ancient wall paintings of Niniveh.

A wall painting of Niniveh.

Niniveh Painting

A wall painting of Niniveh.

An ornamental Greek vase.

Vase Painting

An ornamental Greek vase.

"A printing frame that is well adapted to sheets not over 17 in. x 21 in. The frame is placed face downwards and the back A is removed by unhooking the brass spring clips B, B, and lifting it out. The tracing is laid on the glass C, with the inked side touching the glass. A sheet of the prepared paper, perfectly dry, is laid on the tracing with the yellow side downwards." — Hallock, 1905

Painting Frame

"A printing frame that is well adapted to sheets not over 17 in. x 21 in. The frame is placed face downwards…

"A printing frame that is well adapted to sheets not over 17 in. x 21 in. The frame is placed face downwards and the back A is removed by unhooking the brass spring clips B, B, and lifting it out. The tracing is laid on the glass C, with the inked side touching the glass. A sheet of the prepared paper, perfectly dry, is laid on the tracing with the yellow side downwards." — Hallock, 1905. The painting frame is used to hold the original in contact with the light-sensitive paper in the blueprint reproduction process.

Painting Frame

"A printing frame that is well adapted to sheets not over 17 in. x 21 in. The frame is placed face downwards…

"A patented frame that can be shoved out of the window and adjusted to any angle; it is made in different sized from 16 in. x 24 in. to 48 in. x 72 in. When not in use, it can be folded up against the wall and occupies but little space." — Hallock, 1905. The frame is used in the blueprint reproduction process.

Painting Frame

"A patented frame that can be shoved out of the window and adjusted to any angle; it is made in different…

A painting titled Lion-hunt from the North-west Palace at Nimrud.

Lion Hunt

A painting titled Lion-hunt from the North-west Palace at Nimrud.

"Scene from Mural Painting at Tarquinii." &mdash Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Mural Painting

"Scene from Mural Painting at Tarquinii." &mdash Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Roman Bath, from a Painting on the Walls of the Thermae of Titus at Rome." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Roman Bath

"Roman Bath, from a Painting on the Walls of the Thermae of Titus at Rome." — Chambers' Encyclopedia,…

"The deacon's robe, in the Roman Catholic Church. the most ancient form of the dalmatic is exhibited in the annexed wood-cut, after an early Christian painting on the walls of catacombs at Rmb. It was originally of linen, but it is now generally made of the same heavy silk as the Planeta, worn by the priest." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Dalmatic

"The deacon's robe, in the Roman Catholic Church. the most ancient form of the dalmatic is exhibited…

"Let a candle c, be placed on the inside of a box or tube, so that its light may pass through the plano-convex lens n, and strongly illuminate the object o. This object is generally a small transparent painting on a slip of glass, which slides through an opening in the tube. In order to show the figures in the erect position, these paintings are inverted, since their shadows are again inverted by the refraction of the convex lens m." —Comstock, 1850

Magic Lantern

"Let a candle c, be placed on the inside of a box or tube, so that its light may pass through the plano-convex…

Egyptian wall-painting of the Ancient Empire in the Bulak Museum.

Egyptian Wall Painting

Egyptian wall-painting of the Ancient Empire in the Bulak Museum.

15th-century English painting-St. John the Evangelist.

English Painting

15th-century English painting-St. John the Evangelist.

From the painting by himself, in the Pitti Palace, Florence. Painted by Raphael.

Raphael Sanzio

From the painting by himself, in the Pitti Palace, Florence. Painted by Raphael.

The Marriage of the Virgin. From the Painting by Raphaello in the Brera, Milan.

La Sposalizio

The Marriage of the Virgin. From the Painting by Raphaello in the Brera, Milan.

From the painting by Raphael, in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

The Madonna Della Gran Duca

From the painting by Raphael, in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

From the painting by Raphael, in the Louvre.

La Belle Jardiniere

From the painting by Raphael, in the Louvre.

From the painting by Raphael, in the Borghese Palace.

The Entombment

From the painting by Raphael, in the Borghese Palace.

From the painting by Raphael. Ceiling Tondo. Fresco. Vaticano, Stanza della Segnatura, Rome.

Poetry

From the painting by Raphael. Ceiling Tondo. Fresco. Vaticano, Stanza della Segnatura, Rome.

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

Pope Julies II

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Vatican, Rome.

The Madonna Di Fuligno

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Vatican, Rome.

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Museum at Naples

The Holy Family by Raphael

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Museum at Naples

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Madrid Museum.

The Madonna with the Fish

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Madrid Museum.

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pinacoteca of Bologna.

Saint Cecilia Listening to the Singing of Angels

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pinacoteca of Bologna.

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pinacothek, Munich.

The Madonna Della Tenda

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pinacothek, Munich.

From a Painting by Raphael, in the South Kensington Museum.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

From a Painting by Raphael, in the South Kensington Museum.

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

The Madonna Della Sedia

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Louvre.

The Holy Family

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Louvre.

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

Pope Leo X., with Cardinals Giulio De Medici

From a Painting by Raphael, in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

From the painting by Raphael, in the Vatican, Rome.

The Transfiguration

From the painting by Raphael, in the Vatican, Rome.

Johann Overbeck's motive of this painting was borrowed from Raphael. It's from the collection of his first period works.

Holy Family

Johann Overbeck's motive of this painting was borrowed from Raphael. It's from the collection of his…

A painting by Johann Overbeck of St. John as a child.

The Naming of St. John

A painting by Johann Overbeck of St. John as a child.

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is from the Drawing in the Linden Collection at Basle

Christ in the Temple

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is from the Drawing in the Linden Collection at Basle

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is a replica in the Meyer Collection, Hamburg. The painting is from the last decade of the artist's life.

Christ Blessing Little Children

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is a replica in the Meyer Collection, Hamburg. The painting is from…

A painting by Johann Overbeck of the two saints kneeling in front of Jesus Christ.

The Calling of St. James and St. John

A painting by Johann Overbeck of the two saints kneeling in front of Jesus Christ.

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is one of ten works that the painter brought with him to Munich.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is one of ten works that the painter brought with him to Munich.

A painting by Johann Overbeck. This painting is one of seven that show the morbid traits of the artist.

Christ Healing the Sick

A painting by Johann Overbeck. This painting is one of seven that show the morbid traits of the artist.

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is from a Drawing in the Dreden Print Room.

Christ Falling Under the Cross

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is from a Drawing in the Dreden Print Room.

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is of Christ after the crucifiction. He is being carried by his followers to a tomb.

The Entombment

A painting by Johann Overbeck. It is of Christ after the crucifiction. He is being carried by his followers…

A painting by Johann Overbeck. The painting is of Christ rising from the tomb in which he was buried.

The Resurrection

A painting by Johann Overbeck. The painting is of Christ rising from the tomb in which he was buried.

This is a painting that represents the legend of a Christian slave who was tortured, but was saved by a divine being.

The Miracle of the Slave

This is a painting that represents the legend of a Christian slave who was tortured, but was saved by…

This painting, by Tintoretto, depicts the Scarcity of the Church of the Madonna della Salute in Venice, Italy.

The Marriage at Cana

This painting, by Tintoretto, depicts the Scarcity of the Church of the Madonna della Salute in Venice,…

This painting, by Tintoretto, depicts the Church of S. Francesco della Vigna in Venice, Italy.

The Entombment

This painting, by Tintoretto, depicts the Church of S. Francesco della Vigna in Venice, Italy.

This painting by Tintoretto depicts the crucifiction of Christ. The painting can be found in the Scuolo di San Rocco in Venice, Italy.

The Crucifixion

This painting by Tintoretto depicts the crucifiction of Christ. The painting can be found in the Scuolo…

This piece by Tintoretto depicts St. John the Baptist and St. Jerome standing by as the Betrothal of St. Catherine takes place. The painting can be found in the Hall of the College at Ducal Palace in Venice, Italy.

The Betrothal of St. Catherine

This piece by Tintoretto depicts St. John the Baptist and St. Jerome standing by as the Betrothal of…

This painting by Correggio is one of his more famous pieces depicting Madonna holding Christ in her arms. This painting can be found in the Dresden Gallery

Madonna and Saints

This painting by Correggio is one of his more famous pieces depicting Madonna holding Christ in her…

This painting by Correggio used putti or male infants in the painting to give it a mystical appeal. The painting can be found in the Convent of San Paolo in Parma.

Putti

This painting by Correggio used putti or male infants in the painting to give it a mystical appeal.…

This Correggio piece has a story behind it of a painter named Parmigiano who risked his life to save the painting. The painting can be found in the Parma Gallery in Italy.

The Madonna and Child with St. Jerome and the Magdalen

This Correggio piece has a story behind it of a painter named Parmigiano who risked his life to save…

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain was sketched while wandering out at sea. After many days being lost, the vessal had finally reached Italy. The painting is of the arrival at their destination.

The Landing of Aenas

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain was sketched while wandering out at sea. After many days being…

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is noted to be one of the finest landscape etchings by art critics. It is a rural type of landscape that Lorrain used in several of his pieces.

The Herdsman

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is noted to be one of the finest landscape etchings by art…

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is a great example of his technique. He uses the rustic, rural theme in several of his works.

Dance by the Riverside

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is a great example of his technique. He uses the rustic, rural…

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain happens to be one of the oldest etchings in oil. This painting is also know as 'The Ancient Port of Messina'.

Seaport

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain happens to be one of the oldest etchings in oil. This painting…

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is a perfect example of the style and technique that he liked to use so often. It can now be found in the Turin Gallery in Italy.

Landscape

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is a perfect example of the style and technique that he liked…

"And Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. And Leah's eyes were tender. But Rachel was beautiful and well favored. And Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man. Abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her." Genesis 29:16-20 ASV
<p>This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is one of the most important works from the middle period of his career. It can be found over Lord Leconfield's seat at Petworth.

Jacob Bargaining with Laban for Rachel

"And Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.…

An example of Native American picture writing. One interpretation: "The chiefs Black Wolf, Raven, Fast Bear, and Standing Bear hold a war council round the fire where grass was high. They dig up the hatchet, have plenty of arrows, and start on foot to a Cheyenne village (cut arm, Cheyenne sign) on Beaver Creek, where they expect to have a fight, and stampede the herd of fat ponies." &mdash;Scott, 1884

Picture Writing

An example of Native American picture writing. One interpretation: "The chiefs Black Wolf, Raven, Fast…

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is one of his favorites. It is practically identical to his No. 22 etching.

The Rape of Europa

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is one of his favorites. It is practically identical to his…

This painting is by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain. The landscape seen in this piece is a good example of the technique and style that the artist used in most of his works.

Pointe Mola

This painting is by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain. The landscape seen in this piece is a good example of the…

This painting is by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain. The figures that are usually found in many of his paintings are apparent in this piece. This painting can now be found in the National Gallery.

The Annunciation

This painting is by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain. The figures that are usually found in many of his paintings…

This painting is a portrait of George Romney and was painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee in 1799.

George Romney

This painting is a portrait of George Romney and was painted by Sir Martin Archer Shee in 1799.