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  • Painting of a male figure and garlands, fresco in room 28, 2nd century AD, Terme dei Sette Sapienti (Baths of the Seven Sages), Ostia Antica, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of a male figure and garlands, fresco in room 28, 2nd century AD, Terme dei Sette Sapienti (Baths of the Seven Sages), Ostia Antica, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of a male figure and garlands, fresco in room 28, 2nd century AD, Terme dei Sette Sapienti (Baths of the Seven Sages), Ostia Antica, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Phoenician anthropoid marble sarcophagi, male (c. 450-400 BC) and female (c. 470 BC), Punic period, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The male figure holds a pomegranate  and the female holds an alabastron, a small vial for oil. The sarcophagi were for the ruling classes and were influenced by classical Greek sculptures. Inside the female sarcophagus was a a funerary trousseau of bronze eyelashes, amulets, a ureus, a scarab and bronze nails. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of male human figure holding fruits, identified by Greek inscriptions, Byzantine church, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Petra church was rebuilt in 450 AD over Nabatean and Roman ruins and the mosaics date from the 6th century. This figure is from the Southern Aisle. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a relief in the Forum depicting a male, Dougga, Tunisia, pictured on January 31, 2008, in the afternoon. Dougga has been occupied since the 2nd Millennium BC, well before the Phoenicians arrived in Tunisia. It was ruled by Carthage from the 4th century BC, then by Numidians, who called it Thugga and finally taken over by the Romans in the 2nd century. Situated in the north of Tunisia, the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Forum was built in the 2nd century. It was central place during Roman times, with public buildings around it. It was enclosed by a portico that had originally 35 columns of red-veined marble columns and white Corinthian capitals. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • High angle view of the sea with distant mountainous landscape from a terrace of the Villa of the Aviary, with a sculpture of a male torso in the foreground, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 27, 2008, in the morning. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today the site is a UNESCO World Heritage. The Roman Villa of the Aviary, with its octagonal garden set in a peristyle courtyard, is known for its fine mosaics depicting birds. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of sculpture of a male torso outside the Villa of the Aviary, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 29, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today the site is a UNESCO World Heritage. The Roman Villa of the Aviary is known for its fine mosaics depicting birds. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Male lion (Panthera leo leo), in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman male statue with drapery, limestone, which could use interchangeable heads atop the neck, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone male bust in a medallion in the hall housing the staircase of honour, in Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing male figure in black stone, possibly basalt, 4th millennium BC, from Southwest Arabia, from a private collection, in the Idols exhibition, Sept 2018-Jan 2019, exploring 3-dimensional images of the human body created 4000–2000 BC, at the Fondazione Giancarlo Ligabue, Venice, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing nude male figure in wood, Old Kingdom Egyptian, c. 2500 BC, from a private collection, in the Idols exhibition, Sept 2018-Jan 2019, exploring 3-dimensional images of the human body created 4000–2000 BC, at the Fondazione Giancarlo Ligabue, Venice, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of a dancing male figure, in the Casa dei Misteri, or Villa of the Mysteries, a large villa in a suburb of Pompeii, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Male anthropomorphic stone statuette, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy vase in male anthropomorphic form, with seated figure with arms crossed over his knees and 'coffee bean' eyes in sad expression, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone sculpted winged male and female creatures on the capital of a column on the exonarthex of the Church of St Mary, 13th century, in the Ardenica Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery near Apollonia, Fier, Albania. 8 of these capitals all display various monsters and fantastic creatures. The church is of Byzantine-orthodox architecture but with many Romanesque features, and contains frescoes by Kostandin and Athanas Zografi which date to 1744. The monastery was founded in 1282 by Andronikos II Palaiologos and is dedicated to the Byzantine victory over the Angevins in Berat during the Siege of Berat of 1280ñ81. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone sculpted winged male and female creatures on the capital of a column on the exonarthex of the Church of St Mary, 13th century, in the Ardenica Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery near Apollonia, Fier, Albania. 8 of these capitals all display various monsters and fantastic creatures. The church is of Byzantine-orthodox architecture but with many Romanesque features, and contains frescoes by Kostandin and Athanas Zografi which date to 1744. The monastery was founded in 1282 by Andronikos II Palaiologos and is dedicated to the Byzantine victory over the Angevins in Berat during the Siege of Berat of 1280ñ81. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Male lion (Panthera leo leo), in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Male lion (Panthera leo leo), in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Male lion (Panthera leo leo), in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Male lion (Panthera leo leo), in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Male lion (Panthera leo leo), in the Zone Sahel-Soudan of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Naked, resting male person, portrait statue of C. Cartilius Poplicola, one of the leading figures in Ostia in the first century BC, Tempio di Ercole (Temple of Hercules), 1st century BC, Ostia Antica, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Male caryatid in carved stucco, from the frame of the fresco of the Disappointed Venus, by Rosso Fiorentino, 1535-37, in the Galerie Francois I, begun 1528, the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Male caryatid in carved stucco, from the frame of the fresco of the Disappointed Venus, by Rosso Fiorentino, 1535-37, in the Galerie Francois I, begun 1528, the first great gallery in France and the origination of the Renaissance style in France, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torchlit service at Camp Optimum, a residential camp for men only, run by catholic group the Emmanuel Community, taking place 31st March - 3rd April 2016, in Autrans, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The camps were first conceived by John Eldredge in America and now take place in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Camp Optimum is run like a religious retreat where men study gender roles from the bible and examine the meaning and status of masculinity today. The men become members of the Optimum Brotherhood and discover a fraternity with fellow men. The aim of the Optimum Fraternity is to exchange, pray, support and serve together. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torchlit service at Camp Optimum, a residential camp for men only, run by catholic group the Emmanuel Community, taking place 31st March - 3rd April 2016, in Autrans, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The camps were first conceived by John Eldredge in America and now take place in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Camp Optimum is run like a religious retreat where men study gender roles from the bible and examine the meaning and status of masculinity today. The men become members of the Optimum Brotherhood and discover a fraternity with fellow men. The aim of the Optimum Fraternity is to exchange, pray, support and serve together. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torchlit service at Camp Optimum, a residential camp for men only, run by catholic group the Emmanuel Community, taking place 31st March - 3rd April 2016, in Autrans, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The camps were first conceived by John Eldredge in America and now take place in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Camp Optimum is run like a religious retreat where men study gender roles from the bible and examine the meaning and status of masculinity today. The men become members of the Optimum Brotherhood and discover a fraternity with fellow men. The aim of the Optimum Fraternity is to exchange, pray, support and serve together. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men contemplating the landscape at Camp Optimum, a residential camp for men only, run by catholic group the Emmanuel Community, taking place 31st March - 3rd April 2016, in Autrans, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The camps were first conceived by John Eldredge in America and now take place in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Camp Optimum is run like a religious retreat where men study gender roles from the bible and examine the meaning and status of masculinity today. The men become members of the Optimum Brotherhood and discover a fraternity with fellow men. The aim of the Optimum Fraternity is to exchange, pray, support and serve together. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priest approaching the altar at Camp Optimum, a residential camp for men only, run by catholic group the Emmanuel Community, taking place 31st March - 3rd April 2016, in Autrans, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The camps were first conceived by John Eldredge in America and now take place in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Camp Optimum is run like a religious retreat where men study gender roles from the bible and examine the meaning and status of masculinity today. The men become members of the Optimum Brotherhood and discover a fraternity with fellow men. The aim of the Optimum Fraternity is to exchange, pray, support and serve together. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priest talking to a fraternity member at Camp Optimum, a residential camp for men only, run by catholic group the Emmanuel Community, taking place 31st March - 3rd April 2016, in Autrans, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The camps were first conceived by John Eldredge in America and now take place in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Camp Optimum is run like a religious retreat where men study gender roles from the bible and examine the meaning and status of masculinity today. The men become members of the Optimum Brotherhood and discover a fraternity with fellow men. The aim of the Optimum Fraternity is to exchange, pray, support and serve together. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medallion mosaic of African man holding a jug surrounded by grapes and vine leaves, Byzantine church, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. Petra church was rebuilt in 450 AD over Nabatean and Roman ruins and the mosaics date from the 6th century. This man is from the Northern Aisle. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Voltaire (1694-1778), French writer and philosopher, by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), crypt, Pantheon, 1758-90, by Jacques-Gabriel Soufflot (1713-80) and completed by Jean-Baptiste Rondelet (1743-1829), Paris, France. Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. In the background dome of the Baroque Chiesa di Santa Caterina (Church of St. Catherine), 1566, is visible. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. In the background dome of the Baroque Chiesa di Santa Caterina (Church of St. Catherine), 1566, is visible. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fontana Pretoria (Fountain of Pretoria, Pretoria Fountain), 1552 - 1555, by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani (1530 - 1586), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roger of Lauria (Roger de Lluria - 1245 - 1305) Sicilian-Aragonese admiral, commander of the fleet of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers, bronze statue, 1884, by Josep Reynes i Gurgui, Passeig de Lluis Companys with Passeig de Pujades, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roger of Lauria (Roger de Lluria - 1245 - 1305) Sicilian-Aragonese admiral, commander of the fleet of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers, bronze statue, 1884, by Josep Reynes i Gurgui, Passeig de Lluis Companys with Passeig de Pujades, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spray graffiti painter Inkfetish (nickname), working on a small building of Brick Lane, her (probably) girlfriend is sitting on the top of a ladder and looking at his work, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spray graffiti painter Inkfetish (nickname), working on a small building of Brick Lane, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spray graffiti painter Inkfetish (nickname), working on a small building of Brick Lane, London, UK. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument a Jules Ferry (Monument to Jules Ferry), detail, 1910, stone, by Gustave Frederic Michel (1851-1924), Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Henri François d'Aguesseau (1668-1751) by Jean Joseph Foucou, molding replica, circa 1810, with in the background, Jean Pierre Cortot's allegorical low reliefs of the pediment, 1842, grand Roman portico added to the Palais Bourbon in 1806-08, by architect Bernard Poyet, Paris, France. The Palais Bourbon, is the seat of the French National Assembly, and located on the left bank of the Seine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Henri François d'Aguesseau (1668-1751) by Jean Joseph Foucou, molding replica, circa 1810, with in the background, Jean Pierre Cortot's allegorical low reliefs of the pediment, 1842, grand Roman portico added to the Palais Bourbon in 1806-08, by architect Bernard Poyet, Paris, France. The Palais Bourbon, is the seat of the French National Assembly, and located on the left bank of the Seine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walking Man, 2003, cast from bronze and painted with oil paints, Sean Henry (b. 1965), Point Complex, Paddington basin, London, UK. The moving figure with orange uniform in the background emphasizes the realist polychrome sculpture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.The use of this image may require further clearance / Merci de vous assurer que l'utilisation finale de l'image ne necessite pas d'autorisation supplementaire.
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  • Nessus carrying Hercules wife, Deianeira, away on his back, Le Centaure Nessus Enlevant Dejanire (The Centaur Nessus Abducting Deianeira), marble, 1892, by Laurent-Honoré Marqueste (1848-1920), at the Tuileries Gardens since 1892, Jardin des Tuileries, 1664, Le Nôtre, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Méditation avec bras (Meditation With Arms), bronze, 1905, by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Gardens), 1664, Le Nôtre, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Annibal ou Hannibal (Annibal or Hannibal), cast, 1872, by Sébastien Slodtz (1655-1726), Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Gardens), 1664, Le Nôtre, Paris, France. Original marble is dated 1704 and can be seen at Le Louvre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cain venant de tuer son frère Abel (Cain coming from killing his brother Abel), marble, 1896, by Henri Vidal (1864-1918), Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Gardens), 1664, Le Nôtre, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Seine et la Marne (The Seine and the Marne), Marble, 1704-1712, by Nicolas Coustou (1658-1733), placed at the Tuileries Gardens circa 1720, Jardin des Tuileries, 1664, Le Nôtre, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of  figures, allegorical relief by Miquel Blay of the Catalan Song, Palau de la Musica Catalana, 1908, Lluis Domenech i Montaner, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Cupid and Psyche in room E, Domus di Amore e Psiche (House of Cupid and Psyche), 2nd century AD, Ostia Antica Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Cupid and Psyche in room E, Domus di Amore e Psiche (House of Cupid and Psyche), 2nd century AD, Ostia Antica Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Seven Sages (detail), frescoes in the room of the Seven Sages of the Terme dei Sette Sapienti (Baths of the Seven Sages), 2nd century AD, Ostia Antica, Italy. The "seven Greek sages" are depicted, who all lived around 600 BC. Their names and city of origin are painted in Greek next to them. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Amore e Psiche (Cupid and Psyche) in room E, seen from behind, Domus di Amore e Psiche (House of Cupid and Psyche), 2nd century AD, Ostia Antica, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mere habillee en rouge et fillette conversant avec couple homme et femme nus, L’arrivée des occidentaux au Japon (detail), Tsuguharu Foujita (Leonard Foujita or Fujita, 1886-1968), 1929, huile, toile, feuille d'or, 300cm x 600cm, Maison du Japon, Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, France. Photo Manuel Cohen..Mother with red dress and daughter talking to a naked couple of woman and man, Westerners come to Japan (detail), Tsuguharu Foujita (Leonard Foujita or Fujita, 1886-1968), 1929, oil, canvas, golden leaf, 300cm x 600cm, Maison du Japon (Japan House), Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandée auprès de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Adam and Eve tasting the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Each panel has a decorated curly frame. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Adam preparing food for Eve who is in bed nursing a child. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of bas-relief sculpture, mid 13th century, on the base of the portal of the Upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France. One of a series of reliefs illustrating scenes from the Old Testament book of Genesis. Here we see Adam digging the land and Eve spinning. Each panel has a decorated curly frame with mythical beasts in the corner. Sainte Chapelle was built 1239-48 to house King Louis IX's collection of Holy Relics. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of statue of Niccolo Machiavelli , 16th century, on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the morning. This statue of Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, 1469-1527, historian, philosopher, humanist, and writer is one of a gallery of sculptures of eminent Italian men whose works in the arts and sciences are remembered today. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of statue of Orcagna, 16th century, on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the morning. This statue of Andrea di Cione di Arcangelo, c.1308-68, better known as Orcagna, painter, architect and sculptor, is one of a gallery of sculptures of eminent Italian men whose works in the arts and sciences are remembered today. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of statue of Giotto, 16th century, on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the morning. This statue of Giotto di Bondone, 1267-1337, artist and architect, is one of a gallery of sculptures of eminent Italian men whose works in the arts and sciences are remembered today. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of statue of Leon Battista Alberti , 16th century, on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the morning. This statue of Leon Battista Alberti, 1404-72, humanist, is one of a gallery of sculptures of eminent Italian men whose works in the arts and sciences are remembered today. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of statue of Leonardo Da Vinci, 16th century, on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the morning. This statue of Leonardo da Vinci, 1492-1519, artist, scientist, inventor, is one of a gallery of sculptures of eminent Italian men whose works in the arts and sciences are remembered today. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of statue of Leonardo Da Vinci, 16th century, on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the morning. This statue of Leonardo da Vinci, 1492-1519, artist, scientist, inventor, is one of a gallery of sculptures of eminent Italian men whose works in the arts and sciences are remembered today. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of statue of Leonardo Da Vinci, 16th century, on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the morning. This statue of Leonardo da Vinci, 1492-1519, artist, scientist, inventor, is one of a gallery of sculptures of eminent Italian men whose works in the arts and sciences are remembered today. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of statue of Michelangelo, 16th century, on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the morning. This statue of Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564, artist and sculptor, is one of a gallery of sculptures of eminent Italian men whose works in the arts and sciences are remembered today. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of statue of Dante, 16th century, on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on June 10, 2007, in the morning. This statue of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), poet, author of "The Divine Comedy" is one of a gallery of sculptures of eminent Italian men whose works in the arts and sciences are remembered today. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of statue of Ulugh Beg (1393-1449), father of scientific learning, and other Scholars in courtyard, Ulugh Beg Madrasah, 1417-20,  Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 15, 2010, in the morning. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a mosaic of a boy playing with a monkey in the Villa of the Aviary, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 30, 2008, in the morning. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today the site s a UNESCO World Heritage. The Roman Villa of the Aviary, with its octagonal garden set in a peristyle courtyard, is known for its fine mosaics depicting birds. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a mosaic depicting a boy and a duck  with plants in the peristyle of the Villa of the Aviary Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 30, 2008, in the morning. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today the site is a UNESCO World Heritage. The Roman Villa of the Aviary, with its octagonal garden set in a peristyle courtyard, is known for its fine mosaics depicting birds. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a mosaic of a horse and a man lying in a bed in the Villa of the Aviary, detail of Mosaics Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 30, 2008, in the morning. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today the site is a UNESCO World Heritage. The Roman Villa of the Aviary, with its octagonal garden set in a peristyle courtyard, is known for its fine mosaics depicting birds. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a mosaic of a man holding an amphora in the Villa of the Aviary, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 27, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. The Roman Villa of the Aviary, with its octagonal garden set in a peristyle courtyard, is known for its fine mosaics depicting birds. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a mosaic depicting a man in the Villa of the Aviary, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 27, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. The Roman Villa of the Aviary, with its octagonal garden set in a peristyle courtyard, is known for its fine mosaics depicting birds. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a mosaic depicting a boy with a torch holding a horse in the Villa of the Aviary, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 27, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. The Roman Villa of the Aviary, with its octagonal garden set in a peristyle courtyard, is known for its fine mosaics depicting birds. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Medina, Tangier, Morocco pictured on December 27, 2009. A group of men sit along a stone bench in the Old Town. The white cap of one of them catches the rays of the winter afternoon sunshine.  Tangier, the 'White City', gateway to North Africa, a port on the Straits of Gibraltar where the Meditaerranean meets the Atlantic is an ancient city where many cultures, Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese and Spaniards have all left their mark. With its medina, palace and position overlooking two seas the city is now being developed as a tourist attraction and modern port. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Two generations, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 26, 2009. Two men push a handcart through the shadowy streets, the elder wears traditional costume, the younger is in Western dress. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Streetscene, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 26, 2009. A shadowy figure in traditional dress pushes a handcart past a car. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Djellabas in the shadows, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. The long rays of the evening sun create shadows and silhouettes as people walk through the streets in traditional costume. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Djellabas in the shadows, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. The long rays of the evening sun create shadows and silhouettes as people walk through the streets in traditional costume. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening light, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. A man in traditional costume is silhouetted by the long rays of the evening sunlight as he walks through the shadowy street. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of statue of Padre Vitoria, outside the Convent of St. Stephen, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 at night, floodlit. Commissioned by order Juan Alvarez de Toledo, Bishop of Cordoba, and designed by Juan de Alava, the church was built 1525-1618. The main portal, c.1660, has a row of decorated arches and a tympanum with a relief of the "Martyrdom of St. Stephen", by Juan Antonio Ceroni. Above it is a frieze in Italian style, depicting Calvary crowned by the Eternal Father. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of statue of Lazarillo de Tormes leading the blind man, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 in the evening. The novella, Lazarillo de Tormes, published anonymously in 1554, is credited with the founding of the picaresque literary genre. Casa Lis, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Dco, is visible in the background. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from behind of statue of Fray Luis de Leon, Patio de Escuelas, Salamanca University, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 18, 2010 in the evening. Fray Luis de Leon (1527/8-91) was Thomas Aquinas Professor of theology at Salamanca from 1561. The statue, by Nicasio Sevilla, was erected in 1869. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from behind of statue of Fray Luis de Leon, Patio de Escuelas, Salamanca University, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 18, 2010 in the afternoon. Fray Luis de Leon (1527/8-91) was Thomas Aquinas Professor of theology at Salamanca from 1561. The statue, by Nicasio Sevilla, was erected in 1869. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada ("The golden city") because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. The fountain appears in the films "La Dolce Vita" (Federico Fellini), and "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Jean Negulesco), whose theme song immortalised the myth that throwing a coin in the fountain ensures a return visit. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The largest Baroque fountain in the world, it was designed 1732-62 by Nicola Salvi and Giuseppe Pannini. At the junction of three roads (tre vie), it is also the terminal of the Ancient Roman Aqua Virgo aqueduct, restored in 1543 by Pope Nicholas V. This 1732 sculpture of Neptune by Pietro Bracci stands in the central niche, surrounded by a set piece on the theme of Taming the Waters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of fountain, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010, in the afternoon. Located at the bottom of the Rameses II Obelisk in front of the Pantheon, the  fountain was originally designed in 1575 for Pope Gregory XIII by Giacomo della Porta (c.1533-1602). The obelisk was added in 1711, and the dolphins and snakes were carved by Vincenzo Felici (active 1667-1707). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of fountain, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010, in the afternoon. Located at the bottom of the Rameses II Obelisk in front of the Pantheon, the  fountain was originally designed in 1575 for Pope Gregory XIII by Giacomo della Porta (c.1533-1602). The obelisk was added in 1711, and the dolphins and snakes were carved by Vincenzo Felici (active 1667-1707). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of fountain, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010, in the afternoon. Located at the bottom of the Rameses II Obelisk in front of the Pantheon (which is visible in the background), the  fountain was originally designed in 1575 for Pope Gregory XIII by Giacomo della Porta (c.1533-1602). The obelisk was added in 1711, and the dolphins and snakes were carved by Vincenzo Felici (active 1667-1707). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of bronze statue of Roman Emperor Augustus, Rome, Italy, pictured on December 11, 2010, in the winter midday light. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (63BC-14AD) ruled as the first Roman Emperor, 27BC-14AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alain de Libera, Director of Studies at EPHE (L'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes), professor at the University of Geneva, Historian of Philosophy and Medieval Theology pictured at his desk on November 04, 2009 in Paris, France. Author of "Penser au Moyen Age" ("Thought in the Middle Ages", Seuil, 1991), "Naissance du sujet" ("The Birth of Subject", Vrin 2007) and "La quete de l'identite" ("The quest for Identity", Vrin 2008). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alain de Libera, Director of Studies at EPHE (L'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes), professor at the University of Geneva, Historian of Philosophy and Medieval Theology pictured at his desk on November 04, 2009 in Paris, France. Author of "Penser au Moyen Age" ("Thought in the Middle Ages", Seuil, 1991), "Naissance du sujet" ("The Birth of Subject", Vrin 2007) and "La quete de l'identite" ("The quest for Identity", Vrin 2008). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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