manuel cohen

Show Navigation
  • Portfolio
  • Search (in english)
  • Reportages
  • Fine Art Prints
  • About
  • Contact
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • PicRights

Search Results

Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
{ 7141 images found }

Loading ()...

  • Wall paintings, detail, at the Painted Mosque, also known as Sarena Szamija, or Alaca Cami, built 1438 by Isak Bay and rebuilt 1833-38 by Abdurrahman Pasha, near the Pena river in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The mosque was financed by Hurshida and Mensure, 2 sisters from Tetovo, and is covered with colourful paintings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_MACEDONIA_MC_036.jpg
  • Painted Mosque, also known as Sarena Szamija, or Alaca Cami, built 1438 by Isak Bay and rebuilt 1833-38 by Abdurrahman Pasha, near the Pena river in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The mosque was financed by Hurshida and Mensure, 2 sisters from Tetovo, and is covered with colourful paintings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_MACEDONIA_MC_038.jpg
  • Underside of painted lid of a Coffret or Minnekastchen, 1325-50, German, depicting Frau Minneolas, German goddess of love, and a young man, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The wooden box is made from oak, with inlay detail and a tempera painted lid. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_NYC_USA_MC083.jpg
  • Prayer hall with minbar and qibla, at the Painted Mosque, also known as Sarena Szamija, or Alaca Cami, built 1438 by Isak Bay and rebuilt 1833-38 by Abdurrahman Pasha, near the Pena river in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The mosque was financed by Hurshida and Mensure, 2 sisters from Tetovo, and is covered with colourful paintings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_MACEDONIA_MC_034.jpg
  • Prayer hall with qibla and domed ceiling, at the Painted Mosque, also known as Sarena Szamija, or Alaca Cami, built 1438 by Isak Bay and rebuilt 1833-38 by Abdurrahman Pasha, near the Pena river in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The mosque was financed by Hurshida and Mensure, 2 sisters from Tetovo, and is covered with colourful paintings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_MACEDONIA_MC_035.jpg
  • Painted Mosque, also known as Sarena Szamija, or Alaca Cami, built 1438 by Isak Bay and rebuilt 1833-38 by Abdurrahman Pasha, near the Pena river in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The mosque was financed by Hurshida and Mensure, 2 sisters from Tetovo (whose turbe or mausoleum is seen here on the right), and is covered with colourful paintings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_MACEDONIA_MC_037.jpg
  • Prayer hall with minbar and qibla, at the Painted Mosque, also known as Sarena Szamija, or Alaca Cami, built 1438 by Isak Bay and rebuilt 1833-38 by Abdurrahman Pasha, near the Pena river in Tetovo, North Macedonia. The mosque was financed by Hurshida and Mensure, 2 sisters from Tetovo, and is covered with colourful paintings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_MACEDONIA_MC_039.jpg
  • Domed painted ceiling of the women's prayer hall in the Green Mosque or Yesil Cami, Bursa, Turkey. The Green Mosque was built under Sultan Mehmed Celebi in 1419-21 by the architect Haci Ivaz Pasha. The painted decorations were by Ali bin Ilyas and Mehmed el Mecnun. Following an earthquake in 1855, the building underwent an extensive renovation led by architect Leon Parvillee. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Turkey_MC082.jpg
  • Domed painted ceiling in the Green Mosque or Yesil Cami, Bursa, Turkey. The Green Mosque was built under Sultan Mehmed Celebi in 1419-21 by the architect Haci Ivaz Pasha. The painted decorations were by Ali bin Ilyas and Mehmed el Mecnun. Following an earthquake in 1855, the building underwent an extensive renovation led by architect Leon Parvillee. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Turkey_MC055.jpg
  • Painted ceiling, 17th century, by Francisco F de Araujo, with central medallion of St Catherine of Alexandria, representing wisdom and patron saint of students and teachers, in the Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_099.jpg
  • Symbol of justice, detail from the painted ceiling, 17th century, by Francisco F de Araujo, in the Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_098.jpg
  • Central medallion of the painted ceiling, with St Catherine of Alexandria representing wisdom and patron saint of students and teachers, 17th century, by Francisco F de Araujo, in the Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_097.jpg
  • Painted electricity or water metre box, decorated by a local artist with a scene of Collioure with a barque catalane and basket of fish, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Barques catalanes are traditional catalan lateen sailed fishing boats. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_0778.jpg
  • Street Fools, detail of a painted plate, in the Faiencerie Georges pottery showroom in Nevers, France, photographed on 5th August 2017. Founded by Emile Georges in 1898, the pottery business is now run by its fourth generation, with Carole Dumont Georges and Jean Francois Dumont as associate artistic directors, where traditional techniques are married with contemporary design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    050817_GeorgesPottery_MC009.jpg
  • Painted window with river fishing scene, in the room containing the plaster copy of the tomb of Maximilien de Bethune, duke of Sully, 1560-1641, and his wife Rachel de Cochefilet, in a tower rebuilt 1900-02, at the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Gui VI de La Tremoille, in Loiret, France. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_1426.jpg
  • Painted window with river hunting scene, in the room containing the plaster copy of the tomb of Maximilien de Bethune, duke of Sully, 1560-1641, and his wife Rachel de Cochefilet, in a tower rebuilt 1900-02, at the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Gui VI de La Tremoille, in Loiret, France. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_1425.jpg
  • Painted beam in the Salle d'honneur or Hall of honour, a ceremonial room on the noble floor where the duke of Sully lived and held receptions, at the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Gui VI de La Tremoille, in Loiret, France. The cannon balls represent his role as a master of artillery. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_1448.jpg
  • Painted beam in the Salle d'honneur or Hall of honour, a ceremonial room on the noble floor where the duke of Sully lived and held receptions, at the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Gui VI de La Tremoille, in Loiret, France. The cannon balls represent his role as a master of artillery. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_1449.jpg
  • Entombment, with St Agnes and a bishop, detail from a painted lithurgical cabinet, by unknown artist, c. 1400, tempera and gold leaf on wood, probably from Perpignan, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0559.jpg
  • Painted electricity or water metre box, decorated by a local artist with scenes of fish and a fish seller, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_0777.jpg
  • Neoclassical design based on an old model of painted plate, in the Faiencerie Georges pottery showroom in Nevers, France, photographed on 5th August 2017. Founded by Emile Georges in 1898, the pottery business is now run by its fourth generation, with Carole Dumont Georges and Jean Francois Dumont as associate artistic directors, where traditional techniques are married with contemporary design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    050817_GeorgesPottery_MC012.jpg
  • Le Musicien Electronique (Electro DJ), detail of a painted plate, in the Faiencerie Georges pottery showroom in Nevers, France, photographed on 5th August 2017. Founded by Emile Georges in 1898, the pottery business is now run by its fourth generation, with Carole Dumont Georges and Jean Francois Dumont as associate artistic directors, where traditional techniques are married with contemporary design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    050817_GeorgesPottery_MC011.jpg
  • Jouez les Generaux (Playing Generals), detail of a painted plate, in the Faiencerie Georges pottery showroom in Nevers, France, photographed on 5th August 2017. Founded by Emile Georges in 1898, the pottery business is now run by its fourth generation, with Carole Dumont Georges and Jean Francois Dumont as associate artistic directors, where traditional techniques are married with contemporary design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    050817_GeorgesPottery_MC010.jpg
  • La Plage (The Beach), detail of a 27cm painted plate, in the Faiencerie Georges pottery showroom in Nevers, France, photographed on 5th August 2017. Founded by Emile Georges in 1898, the pottery business is now run by its fourth generation, with Carole Dumont Georges and Jean Francois Dumont as associate artistic directors, where traditional techniques are married with contemporary design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    050817_GeorgesPottery_MC008.JPG
  • La Plage (The Beach), detail of a 27cm painted plate, in the Faiencerie Georges pottery showroom in Nevers, France, photographed on 5th August 2017. Founded by Emile Georges in 1898, the pottery business is now run by its fourth generation, with Carole Dumont Georges and Jean Francois Dumont as associate artistic directors, where traditional techniques are married with contemporary design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    050817_GeorgesPottery_MC006.jpg
  • La Plage (The Beach), detail of a 27cm painted plate, in the Faiencerie Georges pottery showroom in Nevers, France, photographed on 5th August 2017. Founded by Emile Georges in 1898, the pottery business is now run by its fourth generation, with Carole Dumont Georges and Jean Francois Dumont as associate artistic directors, where traditional techniques are married with contemporary design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    050817_GeorgesPottery_MC007.jpg
  • Display of painted plates in the Faiencerie Georges pottery showroom in Nevers, France, photographed on 5th August 2017. Founded by Emile Georges in 1898, the pottery business is now run by its fourth generation, with Carole Dumont Georges and Jean Francois Dumont as associate artistic directors, where traditional techniques are married with contemporary design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    050817_GeorgesPottery_MC005.jpg
  • Detail of a figure from the painted joisted ceiling in the abbey house, used as a private room for a priest, adjoining the chapterhouse, late 15th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to him. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0130.jpg
  • Detail of a figure in armour with an axe from the painted joisted ceiling in the abbey house, used as a private room for a priest, adjoining the chapterhouse, late 15th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to him. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0131.jpg
  • Detail of a figure doffing his cap, with a phylactery, from the painted joisted ceiling in the abbey house, used as a private room for a priest, adjoining the chapterhouse, late 15th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to him. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0132.jpg
  • Detail of a figure with a wood saw from the painted joisted ceiling in the abbey house, used as a private room for a priest, adjoining the chapterhouse, late 15th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to him. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0133.jpg
  • Detail of a man kissing a woman in her bath from the painted joisted ceiling in the abbey house, used as a private room for a priest, adjoining the chapterhouse, late 15th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to him. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0134.jpg
  • Detail of dragons and geometric designs from the painted joisted ceiling in the abbey house, used as a private room for a priest, adjoining the chapterhouse, late 15th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to him. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0135.jpg
  • Painted joisted ceiling with heraldry, figures and geometric and floral designs in the abbey house, used as a private room for a priest, adjoining the chapterhouse, late 15th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to him. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0136.jpg
  • Postal boat from Majorca, an 18th century Xabec or Jabeque ship with 3 masts with latin sails, of Arab origin, painted on 30 catalan ceramic tiles on the ceiling of the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1169.jpg
  • Painted wooden box with scenes of the capture of Orange, detail, French, c. 1200-25, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The box depicts the adventures of William, count of Toulouse and a relative of Charlemagne, who became Saint Guilhem, founder of the monastery of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_NYC_USA_MC144.jpg
  • Painted decoration with royal insignia fleur de lys and crowns, in the Chapelle Saint Louis, in the ambulatory of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0228.jpg
  • Painted decorative ceiling beams, with angel heads and floral decoration, 17th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. 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
    LC14_France_MC725.jpg
  • Detail of painted decorative ceiling beams, with angel heads and floral decoration, 17th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. 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
    LC14_France_MC726.jpg
  • Painted wooden ceiling with floral, vegetal and interlacing designs, from the gallery of the central courtyard area, in a typical Tetouan riad, a traditional muslim house built around a courtyard, built in Moorish style with strong Andalusian influences, next to the Great Mosque or Jamaa el Kebir in the Medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC228.jpg
  • Painted wooden box with scenes of the capture of Orange, French, c. 1200-25, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The box depicts the adventures of William, count of Toulouse and a relative of Charlemagne, who became Saint Guilhem, founder of the monastery of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_NYC_USA_MC136.jpg
  • Painted window frame with an extremely rare use of the colour lilac, from the Courtyard of the Harem, Glaoui Palace, early 19th century, in Fes, Fes-Boulemane, Northern Morocco. The room has a central fountain, zellige tilework and a carved balcony which is damaged and in need of restoration. Thami Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech, used this as his Fes residence. The complex consists of 30 fountains, 17 houses, 2 hammams, an oil mill, a mausoleum and cemetery, a madrasa, gardens and stables. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Morocco_MC272.jpg
  • Carved and painted wood ceiling with intricate geometric design in the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, or Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif, reigned 1672ñ1727, second ruler of the Alaouite dynasty, built 1703 by Ahmed Eddahbi, Meknes, Meknes-Tafilalet, Morocco. Meknes is a fortified Imperial city redeveloped under Sultan Moulay Ismail, 1634-1727, as Morocco's political capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Morocco_MC309.jpg
  • Painted wooden panel above a window of the living quarters on the first floor of the central courtyard area, in a typical Tetouan riad, a traditional muslim house built around a courtyard, built in Moorish style with strong Andalusian influences, next to the Great Mosque or Jamaa el Kebir in the Medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC215.jpg
  • Carved and intricately painted wall from the main reception room, inspired by a room in the Alhambra, Glaoui Palace, early 19th century, in Fes, Fes-Boulemane, Northern Morocco. This room is decorated with zellige tiles in geometric patterns, carved stuccowork and stained glass windows. Thami Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech, used this as his Fes residence. The complex consists of 30 fountains, 17 houses, 2 hammams, an oil mill, a mausoleum and cemetery, a madrasa, gardens and stables. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Morocco_MC276.jpg
  • Detail of painted door from the Central Courtyard of the Glaoui Palace, early 19th century, in Fes, Fes-Boulemane, Northern Morocco. The courtyard has a central fountain and is surrounded by a colonnade of horseshoe arches. Thami Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech, used this as his Fes residence. The complex consists of 30 fountains, 17 houses, 2 hammams, an oil mill, a mausoleum and cemetery, a madrasa, gardens and stables. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Morocco_MC274.jpg
  • Painted and sculpted wooden panels around a door on the ground floor of the central courtyard area, in a typical Tetouan riad, a traditional muslim house built around a courtyard, built in Moorish style with strong Andalusian influences, next to the Great Mosque or Jamaa el Kebir in the Medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC224.jpg
  • Painted and sculpted wooden panels around a door on the ground floor of the central courtyard area, in a typical Tetouan riad, a traditional muslim house built around a courtyard, built in Moorish style with strong Andalusian influences, next to the Great Mosque or Jamaa el Kebir in the Medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC209.jpg
  • Painted wooden panels from the top of a pillar in the central courtyard of a typical Tetouan riad, a traditional muslim house built around a courtyard, built in Moorish style with strong Andalusian influences, next to the Great Mosque or Jamaa el Kebir in the Medina or old town of Tetouan, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC214.JPG
  • Painted trompe l'oeil ceiling with angel holding man in central medallion, 17th century, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC697.jpg
  • Detail of painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC686.jpg
  • Detail of painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC687.jpg
  • Detail of ram's heads from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC688.jpg
  • Detail of woman's head on a decorative motif from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC689.jpg
  • Detail of coat of arms from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC690.jpg
  • Detail of painted trompe l'oeil ceiling with angel holding man in central medallion, 17th century, in the rotunda boudoir, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC694.jpg
  • Detail of woman's head on a decorative motif from a painted ceiling imported from Italy, c. 1550, in the manor house or lower chateau, 16th century, where lovers Louis de Mornay, marquis of Villarceaux, and Ninon de Lenclos would meet, at the Domaine de Villarceaux, Chaussy, France. The domaine is on the site of an 11th century medieval castle and comprises a water garden, manor house and 18th century chateau. It is managed by the Regional Council of the Ile de France, with the owners, Fondation Leopold Mayer. The garden is listed as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and the domaine is a Monument Historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC691.jpg
  • Chateau de Rosny-sur-Seine, birthplace of the duke of Sully, aerial view, painted on the fireplace of the Salle d'honneur or Hall of honour, a ceremonial room on the noble floor where the duke of Sully lived and held receptions, at the Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire, begun 14th century by Raymond du Temple for Gui VI de La Tremoille, in Loiret, France. It is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_1453.jpg
  • Glass dish with paint and gilt, depicting Abraham and Melchizedek, 1498, by Hans of Landshut, German, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The dish depicts Abraham after a battle victory, meeting the king and high priest Melchizedek, who takes loot from him. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_NYC_USA_MC084.JPG
  • Painted paella dish attached to the wall on Carrer del Foment de la Sardana, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The dish depicts the town and its people on the beach dancing the sardana, a traditional catalan communal folk dance. Banyuls-sur-Mer is a small seaside town first settled by the Greeks in 400 BC, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_0539.jpg
  • Painted view of the Alhambra and poem by Angel Ganivet, painted by E Arco, commissioned by F Torres, painted on porcelain tiles in the streets of the Alcaiceria souk, part of the Grand Bazaar of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_GRANADA_MC295.jpg
  • Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, with chinoiserie elements painted by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, in Sao Miguel Chapel, or St Michael's Chapel, designed in Manueline style 1517-22 by Marco Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho, on the site of a 12th century chapel in the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. The chapel was renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, with pulpit built by Manuel Ramos in 1684, ceiling painted by Francisco F de Araujo, tiled floor added 1613, Baroque organ with 2,000 pipes built 1733 by Fray Manuel de Sao Bento, chinoiserie painting by Gabriel Ferreira da Cunha in 1737, and Mannerist altarpiece designed by Bernardo Coelho in 1605 and made by sculptor Simon Mota, with paintings by Simon Rodrigues and Domingos Vieira Serrao. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The building is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_PORTUGAL_MC_104.jpg
  • 2 flights of steps painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC120.jpg
  • Boys selling paintings on a street corner painted blue, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Morocco_MC168.jpg
  • Crowned salamander, symbol of Francois I, painted detail on the roof beams of the Salle du Roi, or King's Hall, used by Francois I for meals and audiences, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The hand-painted wallpaper, tiled floor and painted ceiling, were restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0878.jpg
  • Original panoramic wallpaper painted by Jean Zuber et Cie in Rixheim, Alsace, France, in 1834, entitled The Wars of Independence, in the Independence Room (used as a private dining room) of the Palace Arms restaurant, in the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA. This is 1 of only 2 existing original painted wallpapers in America (the other in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington DC). The restaurant retains its historical ambience with leather seating and antique memorabilia and is one of the best fine-dining establishments in the city. The hotel itself was designed by Frank Edbrooke and built in 1892, and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_168.jpg
  • Painted door featuring a saxophonist in a jazz club, at the studio of the painter Carles Gabalda, who has painted many murals in the area, on Carrer de Torrijos in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1289.jpg
  • Chinese drawing room, with harps belonging to Scott's daughter Sophia, and hand painted chinoiserie wallpaper, in Abbotsford House, built 1817-25 by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, near Melrose, in the Borders, Scotland. The portrait above the fireplace depicts Scott with his dogs Camp and Percy in the Yarrow valley, painted 1809 by Sir Henry Raeburn. The building is in Scottish Baronial style and includes Scott's personal collections of books, furniture and Scottish historical artefacts, making it a centre for European Romanticism. The Scott family still own the building, which is open to the public as a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_SCOTLAND_MC_111.jpg
  • Crowned ermine, emblem of the House of Brittany, painted detail on the roof beams of the Salle du Roi, or King's Hall, used by Francois I for meals and audiences, on the first floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The hand-painted wallpaper, tiled floor and painted ceiling, were restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0879.jpg
  • Original panoramic wallpaper painted by Jean Zuber et Cie in Rixheim, Alsace, France, in 1834, entitled The Wars of Independence, in the Independence Room (used as a private dining room) of the Palace Arms restaurant, in the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA. This is 1 of only 2 existing original painted wallpapers in America (the other in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington DC). The restaurant retains its historical ambience with leather seating and antique memorabilia and is one of the best fine-dining establishments in the city. The hotel itself was designed by Frank Edbrooke and built in 1892, and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_169.jpg
  • Original panoramic wallpaper painted by Jean Zuber et Cie in Rixheim, Alsace, France, in 1834, entitled The Wars of Independence, in the Independence Room (used as a private dining room) of the Palace Arms restaurant, in the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA. This is 1 of only 2 existing original painted wallpapers in America (the other in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington DC). The restaurant retains its historical ambience with leather seating and antique memorabilia and is one of the best fine-dining establishments in the city. The hotel itself was designed by Frank Edbrooke and built in 1892, and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_COLORADO_MC_167.jpg
  • Fishermen using hook and line and dip net, and various fish species in the river Nile, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0192.jpg
  • Vicente Benlloch Caballer painting a fan at Abanicos Vibenca, on Plaza Lope de Vega in Valencia, Spain. This family business was started in 1910 by Antonio Benlloch Martinez, and continued by his son and now his grandson. The fans are made and painted by hand. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0106.jpg
  • Vicente Benlloch Caballer painting a fan at Abanicos Vibenca, on Plaza Lope de Vega in Valencia, Spain. This family business was started in 1910 by Antonio Benlloch Martinez, and continued by his son and now his grandson. The fans are made and painted by hand. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0107.jpg
  • Vicente Benlloch Caballer painting a fan at Abanicos Vibenca, on Plaza Lope de Vega in Valencia, Spain. This family business was started in 1910 by Antonio Benlloch Martinez, and continued by his son and now his grandson. The fans are made and painted by hand. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0108.jpg
  • Vicente Benlloch Caballer painting a fan at Abanicos Vibenca, on Plaza Lope de Vega in Valencia, Spain. This family business was started in 1910 by Antonio Benlloch Martinez, and continued by his son and now his grandson. The fans are made and painted by hand. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0109.jpg
  • Vicente Benlloch Caballer painting a fan at Abanicos Vibenca, on Plaza Lope de Vega in Valencia, Spain. This family business was started in 1910 by Antonio Benlloch Martinez, and continued by his son and now his grandson. The fans are made and painted by hand. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0110.jpg
  • Main concourse of Grand Central Station in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. Originally opened in 1871, the station was completely rebuilt in 1913 and has 44 platforms and 56 tracks. The main concourse is 84x37m and 38m high, and its ceiling is painted with an astrological design by Paul Cesar Helleu, painted by James Monroe Hewlett and Charles Basing. The large American flag was hung in response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_NEWYORK_MC_014.jpg
  • Detail of muses and putti on the painted ceiling of the Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of the first stage of renovation has allowed the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC375.jpg
  • Detail of muses and putti on the painted ceiling of the Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of the first stage of renovation has allowed the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC374.jpg
  • Detail of muses and putti on the painted ceiling of the Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of the first stage of renovation has allowed the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC376.jpg
  • Detail of muses and putti on the painted ceiling of the Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of the first stage of renovation has allowed the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC372.jpg
  • Detail of capital, drapery, vaulted and painted ceiling between first balcony and second one, Theatre Imperial Napoleon III de Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau Theatre Napoleon III), 1853-1856, by Hector Lefuel, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Restoration of the theatre began in Spring 2013 thanks to an agreement between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the French Governement dedicating 5 M€ to the restoration.  In recognition of the sponsorship by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, French Governement decided to rename the theatre as "Theatre Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan" (Cheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theatre). The achievement of the first stage of renovation has allowed the opening of the theatre to the public on May 3, 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC359.jpg
  • One of the four cardinal virtues painted by Pierre Poulain on the vault of the central dome of the nave, 20th century, Nanterre Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre), 1924 - 1937, by architects Georges Pradelle and Yves-Marie Froidevaux, Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Paris_MC262.jpg
  • One of the four cardinal virtues painted by Pierre Poulain on the vault of the central dome of the nave, 20th century, Nanterre Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre), 1924 - 1937, by architects Georges Pradelle and Yves-Marie Froidevaux, Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Paris_MC263.jpg
  • Saint Genevieve (Sainte Geneviève), protecting Paris and France, monumental fresco of the Northern transept, painted by Leon Toublanc, 20th century, Nanterre Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre), 1924 - 1937, by architects Georges Pradelle and Yves-Marie Froidevaux, Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Paris_MC265.jpg
  • Saint Genevieve (Sainte Geneviève), protecting Paris and France, detail of the monumental fresco of the Northern transept, painted by Leon Toublanc, 20th century, Nanterre Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre), 1924 - 1937, by architects Georges Pradelle and Yves-Marie Froidevaux, Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Paris_MC266.jpg
  • Christ in majesty, detail of the monumental fresco on the vault of the choir painted by Leon Toublanc, 20th century, Nanterre Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre), 1924 - 1937, by architects Georges Pradelle and Yves-Marie Froidevaux, Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_Paris_MC267.JPG
  • Painted ceiling, ambulatory of the Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel), 1130 - 1140, by Roger II, within the Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCITALY12_MC481.jpg
  • Men carrying joints of meat as offerings, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0176.jpg
  • Butchers cutting up a cow to present joints of meat as offerings, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0177.jpg
  • Butchers cutting up a cow to present joints of meat as offerings, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0178.jpg
  • Men carrying birds and trays of food as offerings, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0179.jpg
  • Scribes recording the taxes and accounts of the princess' estates, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0181.jpg
  • Man hunting hippopotamus in the river Nile, man fishing with net, and (right), birth of a baby hippopotamus, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0182.jpg
  • Collection of taxes from defaulters and scribes recording the accounts of the princess' estates, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0188.jpg
  • Collection of taxes from defaulters, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0189.jpg
  • Men rowing in a papyrus boat and procession of offering bearers with trays of food, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0191.jpg
  • Cattle crossing the river and men in a papyrus boat, with crocodile and fish in the river below, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0193.jpg
  • Men carrying birds and trays of food as offerings, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_EGYPT_MC_0194.jpg
Next
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x