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Wednesday, January 1st, 2014
10:09 pm	The Queen of Sheba bowing before King Solomon, enthroned;... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71918508578 The Queen of Sheba bowing before King Solomon, enthroned; title-page to Van de Steene’s ‘Salomon siue commentarius’ (Paros, Stéphane Richer, 1635). c.1635 Engraving Print made by: Grégoire Huret .Date: 1635 The British Museum (Comment on this)
8:18 pm	Solomon and the Queen of Sheba Title (series)Thesaurus Sacrarum... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71907246610 Solomon and the Queen of Sheba Title (series)Thesaurus Sacrarum Historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginabus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus Engraving with contemporary colouring .Print made by: Jan Collaert  Published by: Gerard de Jode After: Jan Snellinck . Date: 1585 The British Museum (Comment on this)
6:27 pm	The Queen of Sheba refusing to cross the wooden bridge; at left... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71895638506 The Queen of Sheba refusing to cross the wooden bridge; at left and walking through the stream instead; at right Solomon on horseback with a group of soldiers. c.1532 Engraving Print made by: Georg Pencz The British Museum   (Comment on this)
4:37 pm	The Queen of Sheba crossing a river to meet King Solomon; within... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71883430768 The Queen of Sheba crossing a river to meet King Solomon; within circle Engraving Print made by: Georges Reverdy Date: 1529-1565 The British Museum (Comment on this)
12:55 pm	Copy of b/w cover of libretto for “Solomon and the Queen... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71861458146 Copy of b/w cover of libretto for “Solomon and the Queen of Sheba”, in connection with John Robinson’s Great World’s exposition”; plus typed description of scenes for “Solomon and the Queen of Sheba”, A4 (x3). Date: 1894 The British Museum (Comment on this)
2:46 pm	The Queen of Sheba before Solomon; Solomon sitting at a throne... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71872214605 The Queen of Sheba before Solomon; Solomon sitting at a throne under a canopy presides over his court guarded by a group of lions; Sheba, followed by an entourage of maids, presents herself to the King Engraving .Print made by: Nicolaas de Bruyn. Published by: Abraham van Merlen (possibly Jacques). Date: 1600-1620 The British Museum (Comment on this)
7:23 am	Gold round amulet. Ottoman dynasty Bismallah. Say ‘I seek... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71840908696 Gold round amulet. Ottoman dynasty Bismallah. Say ‘I seek refuge with the Lord of men. The King of men, the God of men, from the evil of slinking whisperer, who whispers into the bosoms of men - of jinn and men’ (Qur’an 114) The British Museum (Comment on this)
9:14 am	Album painting depicting five animal-headed demons (jinns)... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71845863002 Album painting depicting five animal-headed demons (jinns) dancing and playing musical instruments amidst the clouds. No text. Painted in opaque watercolour on paper. Mughal dynasty, 1590-1600 The British Museum (Comment on this)
11:04 am	Painting; detached from album. Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba,... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71852455253 Painting; detached from album. Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba, reclines besides a meandering stream while holding a love letter that the hoopoe, perched in a bush at her feet, will deliver to her beloved, King Solomon. Sheba wears a beautifully ornamented dress printed with animal and human faces interwoven with arabesque designs. A single tree and bush frame her on either side, while two flowering plants appear above. No inscription. Painted in opaque watercolour and ink on paper. Safavid dynasty, Iran, 1590-1600 (circa) The British Museum   (Comment on this)
5:32 am	fleurdulys: The Andes of Ecutor - Frederic Edwin Church 1855 http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71836382200 fleurdulys: The Andes of Ecutor - Frederic Edwin Church 1855 (Comment on this)
3:42 am	UNKNOWN ICON PAINTER, CretanThe Madonna della Salute12th... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71831140125 UNKNOWN ICON PAINTER, Cretan The Madonna della Salute 12th century Wood Santa Maria della Salute, Venice (Comment on this)
1:51 am	fleurdulys: Among the Lilies - Paul Gauguin 1893 http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71824291593 fleurdulys: Among the Lilies - Paul Gauguin 1893 (Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
8:18 pm	genki-yo: La Morphiniste, (1897), Eugène Grasset. http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71801491595 genki-yo: La Morphiniste, (1897), Eugène Grasset. (Comment on this)
10:09 pm	Lost city of Heracleion gives up its secrets - Telegraph http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71809141598 Lost city of Heracleion gives up its secrets - Telegraph: A lost ancient Egyptian city submerged beneath the sea 1,200 years ago is starting to reveal what life was like in the legendary port of Thonis-Heracleion. (Comment on this)
6:27 pm	TINTORETTOThe Liberation of Arsinoec. 1556Oil on canvas, 153 x... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71793112113 TINTORETTO The Liberation of Arsinoe c. 1556 Oil on canvas, 153 x 251 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden (Comment on this)
4:37 pm	TINTORETTOJacob’s Ladder1577-78Oil on canvas, 660 x... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71784351031 TINTORETTO Jacob’s Ladder 1577-78 Oil on canvas, 660 x 265 cm Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice (Comment on this)
11:04 am	LOTTO, LorenzoLegend of St Barbara (north... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71756465873 LOTTO, Lorenzo Legend of St Barbara (north wall) 1523-24 Fresco Oratorio Suardi, Trescore (Comment on this)
2:46 pm	TIEPOLO, Giovanni BattistaJacob’s... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71775126008 TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista Jacob’s Dream 1726-29 Fresco Palazzo Patriarcale, Udine (Comment on this)
12:55 pm	MASTER of the St. Bartholomew AltarThe Deposition1500-05Oil on... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71765526970 MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar The Deposition 1500-05 Oil on oak, 75 x 47 cm National Gallery, London (Comment on this)
7:23 am	LEGA, SilvestroCountry Girl Leaning against a Ladderc. 1885Oil... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/71744000236 LEGA, Silvestro Country Girl Leaning against a Ladder c. 1885 Oil on canvas, 38 x 29 cm Galleria dell’Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence Beholding in many souls the traits of the divine beauty, and separating in each soul that which is divine from the taint which it has contracted in the world, the lover ascends to the highest beauty, to the love and knowledge of the Divinity, by steps on this ladder of created souls. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Love." (Comment on this)