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Inside a wigwam

April 30, 2024
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A drawing of the inside of a wigwam, which is the traditional dwelling used in the daily life of an Algonquian family. ...
Leanna Di Fulvio
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Arrival of Jacques Cartier at Stadacona, 1535

April 30, 2024
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A Victorian-era watercolour illustration of Jacques Cartier's arrival in Stadacona, which was traditional Iroquoian territory in the 1500s. Note that the Iroquois had boats and were fishing in that area, but that they were known to fish even further...
Paul Rombough
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Roman Wedding Relief Sculpture

April 29, 2024
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A marble relief of a wedding scene: veiled bride followed by pronuba clasps hands with groom before altar; on the left a huge male carries the sacrificial bull on his shoulder, on the right a maenad dances. ...
Christine Truesdale
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The Three Crosses

April 29, 2024
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During the crusades, Pope John VIII declared that warriors who died fighting pagans would surely have eternal life. Here lies a depiction of Christ being crucified between the two thieves. ...
Leanna Di Fulvio
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Gaiseric Sacking Rome

April 29, 2024
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A painting by Karl Bryullov (1799-1852) depicting the barbarians invading the Roman provinces during the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. ...
Leanna Di Fulvio
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The baptism of Clovis

April 29, 2024
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A painting demonstrating how the Christian Catholic Church survived the fall of the Roman Empire thanks to the strength of its organization and its large number of faithful. ...
Leanna Di Fulvio
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