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  • Spherical shaped Euro symbol with European stars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Euro symbol with European stars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library with 8,000 books, at the Institut Universitaire Europeen Rachi, or Rachi European University Institute, opened 1989, specialising in Jewish and Hebrew studies, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The institute offers seminars, symposia and conferences as well as higher education courses. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century Northern European style slate spires, The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century Northern European style slate spires, The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century Northern European style slate spires, The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century Northern European style slate spires, The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desert landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park near El Campillo, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain, including the European fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), the only palm species native to continental Europe and the Agave (Pita) Americana. There are over 1000 plant species in the park, some of which are endemic to this area. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Part of the facade of the Conseil d'Etat or Council of State, supreme court for administrative justice, at the Palais Royal, Paris, France, with the French and European Union flags. The Conseil d'Etat, founded 1799 by Napoleon Bonaparte, moved to the Palais Royal in 1875 after renovation works and layout by Prosper Chabrol 1872-74. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 16th century Northern European style slate spires, The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desert landscape near El Campillo, with European fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), the only palm species native to continental Europe in the early morning mist, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • European fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), the only palm species native to continental Europe, in the desert landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park near El Campillo, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. There are over 1000 plant species in the park, some of which are endemic to this area. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from Episodi della vita di San Marco, or Scenes from the Life of St Mark, with men in the square wearing European and Mamluk costumes, 1525-26, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Mansueti, 1465-1527, in the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. The scene is set in a square in Alexandria, with Venetian inspired architecture and crowds of European and Mamluk men. This was 1 of 3 paintings completed by Mansueti for the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin, 1979, by Andre Messin Forfert, draped in a European flag as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, at the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Europe, or Chapel of Our Lady of Europe, a memorial chapel built 1934 by Louis-Alfred Berthemy, on the site of a church in the village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France, which was completely destroyed in the Battle of Verdun in World War One. Prior to the war the village had 400 inhabitants but found itself on the front line, was destroyed and never rebuilt. The chapel is a site of remembrance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Karl Liebnecht portal in the Staatsratsgebaude or State Council Building, built 1962-64 by Roland Korn and Hans Erich Bogatzky on Schlossplatz, Spree Island, Mitte, in the former East Berlin in the time of the GDR, Germany. The Karl Liebnecht portal was originally part of the Berlin City Palace, with atlante figures supporting the balcony. The building now forms part of the European School of Management and Technology. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scoop Arena and surrounding buildings, with in the distance, Shard London Bridge, also known as London Bridge Tower, 2012, Renzo Piano, Southbank, River Thames, London, UK. The 800 seater sunken open air arena, Scoop, hosts events in the summer. The 310m tall Shard is the tallest building in the European Union, incorporating offices, a hotel and residential apartments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shard London Bridge, also known as London Bridge Tower, 2012, Renzo Piano (right) and City Hall, Foster & Partners, 2002, Southbank, River Thames, London, UK. The 310m tall Shard is the tallest building in the European Union, incorporating offices, a hotel and residential apartments.  Nicknamed the London Egg, the 45m high City Hall is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority. Its glass and steel structure incorporates environmentally friendly features such as solar panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • French, German and European flags on the grassed roof of the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Centro Cultural de Belem or Cultural Centre of Belem, built 1989-92 to house the European Presidency and now used for conferences, exhibitions and concerts, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staatsratsgebaude or State Council Building, built 1962-64 by Roland Korn and Hans Erich Bogatzky on Schlossplatz, Spree Island, Mitte, in the former East Berlin in the time of the GDR, Germany. In the facade is the Karl Liebnecht portal of the formal Berlin City Palace. The building now forms part of the European School of Management and Technology. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Tower of John II, 15th century, Alcazar, 12-16th centuries,  Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazar, 12-16th centuries, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The current Alcazar was begun by King Alfonso VIII (1155-1214) and his wife Eleanor of England (1162-1214), and rebuilt 1258. Juan (John) II (1405-54) added the Gothic style Great Tower. Philip II (1527-98) modified the roofs with slate spires in Northern European style. The Alcazar was subsequently a state prison until it became the Royal Artillery School, 1762. It was damaged by fire, 1862 and restored, 1882, becoming a Military College, 1896. Segovia Cathedral, (Catedral de Segovia, Catedral de Santa Maria), 1525-77, by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526), and continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577), visible in the distance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map showing the routes of the slave trade through Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • House built on the foundations of the original family farm of Arthur Rimbaud, French poet, 1854-91, at Roche, Chuffilly-Roche, Ardennes, Grand Est, France, bought for the Musee Rimbaud by Patti Smith. On the left is the Une Saison en Enfer memorial by Paul Boens. The upright stones represent Rimbaud's Celtic past, and his European and African paths. The house is on the Rimbaud Verlaine Trail. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal of York, 1473-1530, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scenes from Brazil, with European explorers meeting natives, panoramic wallpaper, c. 1829, by Zuber, Rixheim, Alsace, in the Musee du Nouveau Monde, or New World Museum, opened 1982 in the Hotel Fleuriau, an 18th century mansion home to merchant Aime-Benjamin Fleuriau, 1707-1877, in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The museum explores links between France and the Americas, including the slave trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scenes from Brazil, with European explorers killing natives, panoramic wallpaper, c. 1829, by Zuber, Rixheim, Alsace, in the Musee du Nouveau Monde, or New World Museum, opened 1982 in the Hotel Fleuriau, an 18th century mansion home to merchant Aime-Benjamin Fleuriau, 1707-1877, in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The museum explores links between France and the Americas, including the slave trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau houses the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau houses the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau houses the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau houses the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beauregard, aerial view, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau houses the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beauregard, aerial view, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau houses the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostle, 1 of 6 panels from a polyptych painting in tempera with gold on board, possibly an altarpiece predella, c. 1462-70, by Antoine de Lonhy, from the exhibition The European Renaissance of Antoine de Lonhy, (2021-22), in the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, in the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostle, 1 of 6 panels from a polyptych painting in tempera with gold on board, possibly an altarpiece predella, c. 1462-70, by Antoine de Lonhy, from the exhibition The European Renaissance of Antoine de Lonhy, (2021-22), in the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, in the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chambre de Prie, named for a female member of the Prie family who was accused of adultery by her husband and imprisoned here for 15 years in the 16th century, in the Chateau de Montpoupon, built from 1460 by Antoine de Prie on the ruins of earlier medieval fortresses, at Cere-la-Ronde, Indre-et-Loire, France. The room is furnished with a 16th century 4-poster bed with medallion portraits of Francois I and Claude de France, and an ebony table with ivory inlays, 17th century central European. The chateau is owned by the Motte Saint-Pierre family, houses the Musee du Veneur dedicated to hunting with hounds, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mural, detail, by Ernest Pignon, 1988, on the wall of a block of flats on the Rue de l'As de Carreau in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The mural depicts 46 important European cultural icons, including here (left-right) Hugo, Zweig, Dante, Sartre, Char, Stroheim, Rosa Luxembourg, Friedrich, Picasso, Rimbaud, Einstein, Mozart, Kollwitz, Brecht, Moliere, Schiller, Mann, de Stael, Rilke, Heine and Rolland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mural, detail, by Ernest Pignon, 1988, on the wall of a block of flats on the Rue de l'As de Carreau in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The mural depicts 46 important European cultural icons, including here (left-right) Berlioz, Wagner, Nietzsche, Durer, Nerval and Buchner. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco coat of arms of European aristocracy joined by marriage to the Borromeos, 1680, by Francesco Maino, at the Staircase of Honour, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of Honour, with stucco coats of arms of European aristocracy joined by marriage to the Borromeos, 1680, by Francesco Maino, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase of Honour, with stucco coats of arms of European aristocracy joined by marriage to the Borromeos, 1680, by Francesco Maino, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Iron dragon, detail from the monumental fireplace by Eusebi Arnau, in the dining room of Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The fireplace represents the cocoa trade between South America and Europe, including a bow of a ship, an indigenous queen and a European queen. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital featuring a choir, in the Dining Room of the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The dining room has a marble floor, carved medieval style furniture by the Salat brothers, a decorative beamed ceiling, and monumental fireplace by Eusebi Arnau, representing the cocoa trade between South America and Europe through the bow of a ship, an indigenous queen and a European queen. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital featuring a lobster, in the Dining Room of the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The dining room has a marble floor, carved medieval style furniture by the Salat brothers, a decorative beamed ceiling, and monumental fireplace by Eusebi Arnau, representing the cocoa trade between South America and Europe through the bow of a ship, an indigenous queen and a European queen. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital featuring a spider on a web, in the Dining Room of the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The dining room has a marble floor, carved medieval style furniture by the Salat brothers, a decorative beamed ceiling, and monumental fireplace by Eusebi Arnau, representing the cocoa trade between South America and Europe through the bow of a ship, an indigenous queen and a European queen. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, with marble floor, carved medieval style furniture by the Salat brothers, a decorative beamed ceiling, and monumental fireplace by Eusebi Arnau, representing the cocoa trade between South America and Europe through the bow of a ship, an indigenous queen and a European queen, in the dining room of the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental fireplace by Eusebi Arnau, detail, in the dining room of Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The fireplace represents the cocoa trade between South America and Europe, including a bow of a ship, an indigenous queen and a European queen. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, with marble floor, carved medieval style furniture by the Salat brothers, a decorative beamed ceiling, and monumental fireplace by Eusebi Arnau, representing the cocoa trade between South America and Europe through the bow of a ship, an indigenous queen and a European queen, in the dining room of the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fireplace, detail, in the dining room of Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The fireplace represents the cocoa trade between America and Europe, including a bow of a ship, an indigenous queen and a European queen. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tally of French, English, Portuguese and Dutch at Xavier, Guinea, on the Voyage of the Chevalier des Marchais from Guinea, Africa, to Cayenne, French Guiana, 1725, 1726 and 1727, by Jean-Baptiste Labat, 1663-1738, 1730, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The illustration depicts the coexistence of many European nations at the trading post, with compounds for the French, Portuguese, English and Dutch. The director is carried by his servants in a litter The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Paris Bourse, or Bourse de Paris, the Parisian stock exchange building on the Place de la Bourse, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France. The Palais de la Bourse was originally the Palais Brongniart, built by Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart 1808-13 and completed by Eloi Labarre 1813-26. The building is Neoclassical, with a large corinthian portico. Since 2000, the Bourse has been known as Euronext Paris, an alliance of several European stock exchanges. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis XI of France, 1423-83, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louis Sforce, Duke of Milan, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Cesare Borgia, 1475-1507, Italian nobleman, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Niccolo Orsini, Count of Pitigliano and Nola, 1442-1510,  in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Henry VII of England, 1457-1509, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Cardinal Guillaume de Briconnet, 1445–1514, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, 1463-94, Italian Renaissance nobleman and philosopher and Count of Mirandole, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Martirio di San Marco, or The Martyrdom of St Mark, with onlookers in European, Mamluk and Ottoman costume, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Bellini, 1430-1516, and Vittore Belliniano, 1456-1529, in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy. The painting was commissioned in 1515 and finished by Belliniano in 1526, after the death of Bellini. St Mark was martyred in 68 AD in Alexandria, by being tied up and dragged through the streets (right). It was originally painted for the Sala dell’Albergo of the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from Episodi della vita di San Marco, or Scenes from the Life of St Mark, with Christ and an angel visiting St Mark in prison, 1525-26, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Mansueti, 1465-1527, in the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. The scene is set in a square in Alexandria, with Venetian inspired architecture and crowds of European and Mamluk men. This was 1 of 3 paintings completed by Mansueti for the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Martirio di San Marco, or The Martyrdom of St Mark, with onlookers in European, Mamluk and Ottoman costume, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Bellini, 1430-1516, and Vittore Belliniano, 1456-1529, in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy. The painting was commissioned in 1515 and finished by Belliniano in 1526, after the death of Bellini. St Mark was martyred in 68 AD in Alexandria, by being tied up and dragged through the streets (right). It was originally painted for the Sala dell’Albergo of the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Martirio di San Marco, or The Martyrdom of St Mark, with onlookers in European, Mamluk and Ottoman costume, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Bellini, 1430-1516, and Vittore Belliniano, 1456-1529, in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy. The painting was commissioned in 1515 and finished by Belliniano in 1526, after the death of Bellini. St Mark was martyred in 68 AD in Alexandria, by being tied up and dragged through the streets (right). It was originally painted for the Sala dell’Albergo of the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from Episodi della vita di San Marco, or Scenes from the Life of St Mark, 1525-26, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Mansueti, 1465-1527, in the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. The scene is set in a square in Alexandria, with Venetian inspired architecture and crowds of European and Mamluk men. On the right, the sultan commands the arrest of St Mark, he is arrested in a church in the rear centre, and on the left, St Mark is visited in prison by Christ and an angel. This was 1 of 3 paintings completed by Mansueti for the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from Episodi della vita di San Marco, or Scenes from the Life of St Mark, with the Sultan ordering his arrest, 1525-26, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Mansueti, 1465-1527, in the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. The scene is set in a square in Alexandria, with Venetian inspired architecture and crowds of European and Mamluk men. This was 1 of 3 paintings completed by Mansueti for the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from Episodi della vita di San Marco, or Scenes from the Life of St Mark, with crowds on balconies watching the scene below, 1525-26, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Mansueti, 1465-1527, in the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. The scene is set in a square in Alexandria, with Venetian inspired architecture and crowds of European and Mamluk men. This was 1 of 3 paintings completed by Mansueti for the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Episodi della vita di San Marco, or Scenes from the Life of St Mark, 1525-26, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Mansueti, 1465-1527, in the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy. The scene is set in a square in Alexandria, with Venetian inspired architecture and crowds of European and Mamluk men. On the right, the sultan commands the arrest of St Mark, he is arrested in a church in the rear centre, and on the left, St Mark is visited in prison by Christ and an angel. This was 1 of 3 paintings completed by Mansueti for the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Martirio di San Marco, or The Martyrdom of St Mark, with onlookers in European, Mamluk and Ottoman costume, Renaissance painting by Giovanni Bellini, 1430-1516, and Vittore Belliniano, 1456-1529, in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy. The painting was commissioned in 1515 and finished by Belliniano in 1526, after the death of Bellini. St Mark was martyred in 68 AD in Alexandria, by being tied up and dragged through the streets (right). It was originally painted for the Sala dell’Albergo of the Scuola Grande di San Marco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arrival of Europeans in Africa in search of slaves, engraving by Nicolas Colbert after Amedee Frerot, 1795, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europeans landing in America, oil painting, early 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This scene takes place in the Southern USA or the Antilles,<br />
with the captain holding a white flag and accepting a peace pipe from the Indian chief, while his men offer a barrel and tools. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europeans landing in America, oil painting, early 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This scene takes place in the Southern USA or the Antilles, <br />
with the captain holding a white flag and accepting a peace pipe from the Indian chief, while his men offer a barrel and tools. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europeans landing in America, oil painting, early 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This scene takes place in the Southern USA or the Antilles,<br />
with the captain holding a white flag and accepting a peace pipe from the Indian chief, while his men offer a barrel and tools. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • French, German and European flags behind barbed wire on the grassed roof of the Fort de Douaumont, built 1885-1913, the largest of the 19 defensive forts around Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. In 1916, during the Battle of Verdun in World War One, the German army occupied the fort, which was only recaptured after 9 months of intense fighting and the loss of tens of thousands of men, ending in the First Offensive Battle of Verdun on 24 October 1916. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau houses the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francois Rabelais, 1494-1553, French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist and monk, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne Boleyn, 1501-36, Queen of England and second wife of Henry VIII, in 1533, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden, 1496-1560, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Sigismund I, King of Poland, 1467-1548, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Henry, Prince of Wales, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Suleiman I, 1494-1566, known as Suleiman the Magnificent (the mention "II" could be a mistake by the painter or by the restorer) Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Manuel I the Great, King of Portugal, 1469-1521, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Christopher Columbus, 1451-1506, Italian explorer, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Isabella of Castile, 1451-1504, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-58, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, great treasurer, 1563-1612, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Hayreddin Barbarossa, 1478-1546, vice-king of Algiers, Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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