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17th-century thumbscrew, Märkisches Museum Berlin 17th-century thumbscrew, Märkisches Museum Berlin Scottish thumbscrew Scottish thumbscrews. The thumbscrew is a torture instrument which was first used in early modern Europe. It is a simple vise, sometimes with protruding studs on the interior surfaces. Victims' thumbs, fingers, or toes were ...
The Fleet of Aeneas, by Tassi. Agostino Tassi (born Agostino Buonamici; 1578 – 1644) was an Italian landscape and seascape painter who was convicted of raping Artemisia Gentileschi in 1612.
Early New England Puritan funerary art conveys a practical attitude towards 17th-century mortality; death was an ever-present reality of life, [1] and their funerary traditions and grave art provide a unique insight into their views on death. The minimalist decoration and lack of embellishment of the early headstone designs reflect the British ...
Logwood also played an important role in the lives of 17th-century buccaneers and into the Golden Age of Piracy.Spain claimed all of Central and South America as its sovereign territory through the 17th and 18th centuries; despite this, English, Dutch, and French sailors recognized the value of logwood and set up camps to cut and collect the trees for shipment back to Europe.
The tree was frequently figured in the 16th and 17th-century herbals. It is said to be the tree from which Judas Iscariot hanged himself after betraying Christ, but the name may also derive from "Judea's tree", after the region encompassing Israel and Palestine where the tree is commonplace.
An agricultural version, commonly known as either a brush-axe, bush-axe, or brush-hook, is readily available in rural hardware and farm-supply stores in the United States today, and is available in the United Kingdom as a "long bill". It has a 4-foot-long (1.2 m) handle, and a 16-inch (41 cm) head.
Folklorist Dmitry Rovinsky is known for his work with categorizing lubok. His system is very detailed and extensive, and his main categories are: "icons and Gospel illustrations; the virtues and evils of women; teaching, alphabets, and numbers; calendars and almanacs; light reading; novels, folktales, and hero legends; stories of the Passion of Christ, the Last Judgement, and sufferings of the ...
San Pedro is a work from the 16th-century, found at the archbishopric of Puebla and shows Roman influence in the style. [74] Another piece in Puebla is a portrait of Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, who protected the Indians in Puebla. [75] La Piedad is from the 17th century at the Franz Mayer Museum. It depicts Mary with Jesus dead on her lap. [59]