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Savonarola and his execution

April 26, 2024

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Hanging and burning of Girolamo Savonarola in Piazza della Signoria in Florence in 1498. This is a 17th-century copy of a contemporary original attributed to Francesco Rosselli. In a contemporary copy from Perugia, the scroll held by angels bears ...

Junius Brutus Stearns, George Washington at his Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia (1851)

April 26, 2024

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This painting titled "Washington as Farmer at Mount Vernon", 1851, is part of a series on George Washington by Junius Brutus Stearns. It demonstrates the colonies in expansion in the 18th century. ...

No taxation without representation

April 26, 2024

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Print shows citizens in Boston burning proclamations from England pertaining to the stamp act of 1765, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. ...

Charles William Jefferys, The battle in Quebec city in 1775 (1916)

April 26, 2024

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This painting demonstrating the invasion of Canada, by Charles William Jefferys, is titled "Arnold's column is shattered in fierce street fighting during the Battle of Quebec." This painting can be used to locate time and space, answering the questi...