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Over the years [the Queen of the Night] has indeed grown better and better, and more and more interesting. For me she is a real work of art of the Old Babylonian period." In 2008/9 the relief was included in exhibitions on Babylon at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, the Louvre in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [44]
Articles relating to the art and architecture of Babylonia (1895–539 BCE). ... Lion of Babylon (statue) M. Mušḫuššu; P. Panel with striding lion; S. Statue of ...
[8] [9] The Art Gallery of Ontario, in its earlier incarnation as the Art Gallery of Toronto, was the site of their first exhibition as the Group of Seven in 1920. [2] The McMichael Canadian Art Collection was founded by Robert and Signe McMichael, who began collecting paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries in 1955. [10]
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World listed by Hellenic culture. They were described as a remarkable feat of engineering with an ascending series of tiered gardens containing a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and vines, resembling a large green mountain constructed of mud bricks.
The Statue of Marduk, also known as the Statue of Bêl (Bêl, meaning "lord", being a common designation for Marduk), [2] was the physical representation of the god Marduk, the patron deity of the ancient city of Babylon, traditionally housed in the city's main temple, the Esagila. There were seven statues of Marduk in Babylon, but 'the' Statue ...
Painting Andrea Mantegna: An Old Man and his Grandson: Painting Domenico Ghirlandaio: Pastoral Concert: Painting Titian: Madonna of the Rabbit: Painting Titian: Woman with a Mirror: Painting Titian: Venus and Cupid with a Satyr: Painting Antonio da Correggio: Susanna and the Elders: Painting Tintoretto: La Bella Nani: Painting Paolo Veronese ...
Virgin Mary (El Greco, Madrid) Virgin Mary (El Greco, Strasbourg) The Virgin Mary and Saint Francis Saving the World from Christ's Anger; The Virgin Mary as a Child Praying; The Virgin of Charity (El Greco) Virgin of Mercy (Filippo Lippi) Virgin of Mercy (Quarton and Vilatte) The Virgin of the Navigators; The Virgin Presenting Saint Rosalia to ...
Semiramis, a legendary figure based on the life of Shammuramat, depicted as an armed Amazon in an eighteenth-century Italian illustration. Semiramis (/ s ə ˈ m ɪr ə m ɪ s, s ɪ-, s ɛ-/; [1] [page needed] Syriac: ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ Šammīrām, Armenian: Շամիրամ Šamiram, Greek: Σεμίραμις, Arabic: سميراميس Samīrāmīs) was the legendary [2] [3] Lydian-Babylonian [4 ...