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)
{ 1150 images found }

Loading ()...

  • Foot soldier, in the Enlisted Men's Barracks, at Fort Davis National Historic Site, a US army fort established 1854, in a canyon in the Davis Mountains in West Texas, USA. In 1775, Congress authorised 10 companies of riflemen foot soldiers to form the new continental army and guard the frontier. The fort was built to protect emigrants, mail coaches, and freight wagons on the trails through the State from Comanche and Apache Indians. After the Civil War, several African-American regiments were stationed here. By the 1880s, the fort consisted of one 100 buildings, housing over 400 soldiers. It was abandoned in 1891, but many buildings have been restored and the compound now operates as a historical site and museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_TEXAS_MC245.jpg
  • Roman Soldier's tomb, 200 BC- 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. These tombs were carved by the Nabateans in the face of Jabal al-Khubtha, the mountain overlooking Petra on the East. Originally behind a courtyard, the facade of this tomb is decorated with engaged pilasters and columns that frame three niches with the statue of a military officer in the central niche. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC12_Jordan_MC182.jpg
  • Illustration of a Roman auxiliary soldier from the Hadrian era, 125 AD, by Nick Hardcastle, at the Housesteads Roman Fort Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. An auxiliary would wear a chainmail coat and iron helmet, with a long sword and spear and oval wooden shield, enclosed boots like those found at Vindolanda, and close-fitting trousers. 10 centuries of auxiliary soldiers were based at Housesteads Fort. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Housesteads Roman Fort Museum is run by English Heritage and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_ENGLAND_MC_145.jpg
  • Statue of military officer from Roman Soldier's Tomb, 200 BC- 200 AD, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. These tombs were carved by the Nabateans in the face of Jabal al-Khubtha, the mountain overlooking Petra on the East. Originally behind a courtyard, the facade of this tomb is decorated with engaged pilasters and columns that frame three niches with the statue of a military officer in the central niche. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC12_Jordan_MC181.jpg
  • Soldier delegates forming an assembly of over 3,000 members, at the Duma assembly hall in the Palace of Tauride (seat of the Provisional Government after the February Revolution) in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, Russia, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3869, 28th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_HISTORY_MC_0314.jpg
  • Model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. The presence of both Roman and Gallic weapons in the same place suggests either Roman legions stationed here, or the presence of Gallic Auxiliary of the Roman army, or even a weapons haul taken from the enemy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_FRANCE_MC_0432.jpg
  • Leather laced shoes on the model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_FRANCE_MC_0418.jpg
  • Model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. The presence of both Roman and Gallic weapons in the same place suggests either Roman legions stationed here, or the presence of Gallic Auxiliary of the Roman army, or even a weapons haul taken from the enemy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_FRANCE_MC_0417.jpg
  • Model of a Roman soldier with shield, helmet, sandals, armour and sword, 1st century BC, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_FRANCE_MC_0454.jpg
  • Model of a Roman auxiliary soldier, a non-citizen from conquered lands recruited and fighting for Rome, in the Roman Army Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. Auxiliaries were often hired due to specific fighting skills and were employed to fight in countries other than their homeland. Auxiliaries wore a chainmail shirt over a tunic, leather or woollen trousers, a helmet and a large oval shield made from leather or wood. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Roman Army Museum at Carvoran fort is run by the Vindolanda Charitable Trust and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_ENGLAND_MC_152.jpg
  • Leather lure in the form of a soldier wearing a helmet, used on the crenelated battlements to give the impression of a larger garrison, from the Chateau de Rully, Rully, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. This 12th century fortress consisting of a square keep with round towers and a 14th century crenelated curtain wall was transformed in the 15th century by the Saint-Leger family, who added a succession of rooms around the courtyard. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0281.jpg
  • Leather lure in the form of a soldier wearing a helmet, used on the crenelated battlements to give the impression of a larger garrison, from the Chateau de Rully, Rully, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. This 12th century fortress consisting of a square keep with round towers and a 14th century crenelated curtain wall was transformed in the 15th century by the Saint-Leger family, who added a succession of rooms around the courtyard. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0218.jpg
  • Carved soldier's head with plumed lion helmet, on the archway next to the Bell Tower on Luza Square on Stradun or Placa, the main street in the Old Town, Dubrovnik, Croatia. The city developed as an important port in the 15th and 16th centuries and has had a multicultural history, allied to the Romans, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Ancona, Hungary and the Ottomans. In 1979 the city was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_DUBROVNIK_MC129.jpg
  • Tomb of the unkwnown soldier, Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II), 20th century, Rome, Italy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LCITALY12_MC375.jpg
  • Soldier stopping and searching civilian on the street in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, during the Russian Revolution, photography by Daily Mirror, published in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_HISTORY_MC_0303.jpg
  • Statue of soldier with floral tributes in the cloister of the Ossuaire de Douaumont or Douaumont Ossuary, designed by Leon Azema, Max Edrei and Jacques Hardy, inaugurated 7th August 1932 by French President Albert Lebrun, to house the remains of French and German soldiers who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One, at Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. The ossuary contains the remains of over 130,000 soldiers, some of whom are named on the plaques covering the walls and ceiling. The adjoining military cemetery holds 16,142 graves and is the largest single French military cemetery of the First World War, inaugurated in 1923 by Verdun veteran Andre Maginot. It has been listed as a national cemetery. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_VERDUN_MC064.jpg
  • Sculpture of a French poilu or soldier, carved from a tree trunk, at the site of a crater where the remains of 26 French soldiers were discovered in 2013. The crater was originally a building in the village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France, which was completely destroyed in the Battle of Verdun in World War One. Prior to the war the village had 400 inhabitants but found itself on the front line, was destroyed and never rebuilt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_VERDUN_MC030.jpg
  • Soldiers in the barracks, 1882-84, painting by Clyde Heron, at Fort Davis National Historic Site, a US army fort established 1854, in a canyon in the Davis Mountains in West Texas, USA. The fort was built to protect emigrants, mail coaches, and freight wagons on the trails through the State from Comanche and Apache Indians. After the Civil War, several African-American regiments were stationed here. By the 1880s, the fort consisted of one 100 buildings, housing over 400 soldiers. It was abandoned in 1891, but many buildings have been restored and the compound now operates as a historical site and museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_TEXAS_MC240.jpg
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument, 1903, by Pompeo Coppini, base designed by Frank Teich, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The monument depicts a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis surrounded by 4 Confederate soldiers representing Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Navy, and commemorates those who died in the Civil War, 1861-65. The inscription reads, 'Died for state rights guaranteed under the constitution. The people of the south, animated by the spirit of 1778, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal compact in 1861. The north resorted to coercion. The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted.' Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_TEXAS_MC022.jpg
  • Inscription on the base of the Confederate Soldiers Monument, 1903, by Pompeo Coppini, base designed by Frank Teich, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The monument depicts a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis surrounded by Confederate soldiers and commemorates those who died in the Civil War, 1861-65. The inscription reads, 'Died for state rights guaranteed under the constitution. The people of the south, animated by the spirit of 1778, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal compact in 1861. The north resorted to coercion. The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted.' Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_TEXAS_MC021.jpg
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument, 1903, by Pompeo Coppini, base designed by Frank Teich, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The monument depicts a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis surrounded by 4 Confederate soldiers representing Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Navy, and commemorates those who died in the Civil War, 1861-65. The inscription reads, 'Died for state rights guaranteed under the constitution. The people of the south, animated by the spirit of 1778, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal compact in 1861. The north resorted to coercion. The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted.' Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_TEXAS_MC020.jpg
  • Confederate Soldiers Monument, 1903, by  Pompeo Coppini, base designed by Frank Teich, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The monument depicts a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis surrounded by 4 Confederate soldiers representing Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Navy, and commemorates those who died in the Civil War, 1861-65. The inscription reads, 'Died for state rights guaranteed under the constitution. The people of the south, animated by the spirit of 1778, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the Federal compact in 1861. The north resorted to coercion. The South, against overwhelming numbers and resources, fought until exhausted.' Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_TEXAS_MC019.jpg
  • Sculpture of a French infantryman with a grenade and rifle, on the Monument to the soldiers who fought and died at the Battle of Vauquois, built 1926 on the site of the old town hall, on the French side of the Butte de Vauquois, 25km West of Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France, site of the Battle of Vauquois, 1915-18, in World War One. The monument was designed by Monestier and built by the sculptor Roussel. It is an obelisk in the shape of a lantern of the dead, with sculptures on an armed French soldier, a mutilated tree (a marker for French soldiers) and a tunneler. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_VERDUN_MC077.jpg
  • Top row l-r; the flight into Egypt with Mary and Jesus riding a donkey led by Joseph, and the journey back to Galilee on the right, with a crowd welcoming the holy family to Nazareth while the Christ child blesses them. Bottom row, the massacre of the innocents, with Herod ordering his soldiers to murder the children, a woman snatching her child back from a soldier and a massacre scene with soldiers killing babies and mothers grieving, from the Incarnation and childhood of Christ stained glass window, 12th century, on the Western facade of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_FRANCE_MC572.jpg
  • Emperor Charlemagne, 742-814, leaves with a small group of mounted soldiers towards Spain, following the Milky Way. He turns to talk to his advisor, the bishop Turpin. The young soldier on a white horse is Roland. Medallion of Charlemagne leaving with his soldiers, from the Charlemagne window, early 13th century, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_FRANCE_MC431.jpg
  • Uniform of a French soldier during the siege of Belfort 1870-71 during the Franco-Prussian war, and of a nurse of the same era, in the Fort des Basses Perches, or Fort Valmy, built 1874-77 in Danjoutin and Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fort forms part of the Forts des Perches, the first ring of fortifications around Belfort, part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The fort was in use during the Franco-Prussian War and housed 126 soldiers and 6 officers. In 1893 it was linked to other forts by the Chemins de Fer du Territoire de Belfort railway. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0170.jpg
  • Uniform of a French soldier during the siege of Belfort 1870-71 during the Franco-Prussian war, in the Fort des Basses Perches, or Fort Valmy, built 1874-77 in Danjoutin and Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The fort forms part of the Forts des Perches, the first ring of fortifications around Belfort, part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The fort was in use during the Franco-Prussian War and housed 126 soldiers and 6 officers. In 1893 it was linked to other forts by the Chemins de Fer du Territoire de Belfort railway. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0171.jpg
  • Magi warned in a dream by an angel, and Herod giving the order to his soldiers for the Massacre of the Innocents, Gothic capital, 14th century, in the east gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. While one soldier listens to Herod, a second is ready with his sword to kill the first firstborn son. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_0625.jpg
  • Soldier sculpture from the Higgins Boat Monument, with a life-sized replica of a LCVP or Higgins boat made of steel and set in sand as if beached, and sculptures by Fred Hoppe of soldiers running (1 from each of the 3 wars in which Higgins Boats served, World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Wars), inaugurated 2015, at Utah Beach, Saint-Martin-de-Varreville, Cotentin Peninsula, Manche, Normandy, France. The monument also features a statue of Andrew Jackson Higgins, 1886-1952, who designed the boat, of which 1089 were used in D-Day. The monument is next to the Utah Beach Museum. Utah Beach in the Dunes of Saint Martin de Vareville, is where on June 6th 1944 the US Army 4th Infantry Division landed as part of the Allied Invasion, or D-Day landings, during the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_FRANCE_MC_0046.jpg
  • Street scene with derelict and demolished buildings, soldiers robbing a woman, dead body, soldier stopping trade and piles of rubble in the street, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
    LC17_ITALY_MC109.jpg
  • Street scene, with soldiers robbing a woman, dead body, soldier stopping trade and piles of rubble in the street, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
    LC17_ITALY_MC108.jpg
  • Illustration of the chalet barracks at Housesteads Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall in the 4th century AD, by Philip Corke, at the Housesteads Roman Fort Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. Housesteads Fort was built in 124 AD and is the most complete Roman fort in Britain, built by legionaries to house 10 centuries of auxiliary soldiers based on the frontier. Around 300 AD, the communal barracks at the fort were demolished and replaced with chalet style houses for each soldier. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Housesteads Roman Fort Museum is run by English Heritage and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_ENGLAND_MC_147.jpg
  • Roman stone with carving of Mars, god of war and the legions, dressed as a soldier wearing body armour, pleated skirt and greaves or leg protection and a crested helmet, holding a spear and shield with a goose in the foreground, at the Housesteads Roman Fort Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. An inscription reads, 'To the God Mars, Victory and the Deities of the Emperors'. Housesteads Fort was built in 124 AD and is the most complete Roman fort in Britain, built by legionaries to house 10 centuries of auxiliary soldiers based on the frontier. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Housesteads Roman Fort Museum is run by English Heritage and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_ENGLAND_MC_138.jpg
  • Soviet War Memorial or Sowjetisches Ehrenmal, erected 1945 after the Battle of Berlin by the Soviets to commemorate their war dead (the Russian army lost 80,000 soldiers in April and May 1945 in Berlin), in the Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The memorial was designed by Mikhail Gorvits and is a large stoa with a massive statue of a Soviet soldier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0276.jpg
  • Soviet War Memorial or Sowjetisches Ehrenmal, erected 1945 after the Battle of Berlin by the Soviets to commemorate their war dead (the Russian army lost 80,000 soldiers in April and May 1945 in Berlin), in the Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The memorial was designed by Mikhail Gorvits and is a large stoa with a massive statue of a Soviet soldier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0233.jpg
  • Soviet War Memorial or Sowjetisches Ehrenmal, erected 1945 after the Battle of Berlin by the Soviets to commemorate their war dead (the Russian army lost 80,000 soldiers in April and May 1945 in Berlin), in the Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The memorial was designed by Mikhail Gorvits and is a large stoa with a massive statue of a Soviet soldier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0234.jpg
  • Soviet War Memorial or Sowjetisches Ehrenmal, erected 1945 after the Battle of Berlin by the Soviets to commemorate their war dead (the Russian army lost 80,000 soldiers in April and May 1945 in Berlin), in the Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The memorial was designed by Mikhail Gorvits and is a large stoa with a massive statue of a Soviet soldier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0235.jpg
  • Soviet War Memorial or Sowjetisches Ehrenmal, erected 1945 after the Battle of Berlin by the Soviets to commemorate their war dead (the Russian army lost 80,000 soldiers in April and May 1945 in Berlin), in the Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The memorial was designed by Mikhail Gorvits and is a large stoa with a massive statue of a Soviet soldier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0236.jpg
  • Soviet War Memorial or Sowjetisches Ehrenmal, erected 1945 after the Battle of Berlin by the Soviets to commemorate their war dead (the Russian army lost 80,000 soldiers in April and May 1945 in Berlin), in the Grosser Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany. The memorial was designed by Mikhail Gorvits and is a large stoa with a massive statue of a Soviet soldier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0237.jpg
  • Charles de Cosse, marechal Brissac, 1505-63, French courtier and soldier, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0940.jpg
  • Portrait of Ludovic de Birague, 1509-72, Italian soldier, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0941.jpg
  • Cristobal de Mondragon, 1514-96, Spanish soldier, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0962.jpg
  • Portrait of Teodoro Trivulzio, Italian marquess and soldier, 1458-1531, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0974.jpg
  • Bernard Stuart, seigneur d'Aubigny, 1452-1508, French soldier, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0999.jpg
  • Portrait thought to be Nicolas de Catinat de la Founconnerie, seigneur de Saint-Gratien, 1637-1712, soldier under Louis XIV and marshal of France, oil painting on canvas, late 17th century, by unknown artist, in circular frame, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0915.jpg
  • Soldier firing crossbow, detail from Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2577.jpg
  • Martyrdom of St Blaise, beheaded by a soldier, fresco, detail, 1105-15, in a blind arcade of the apse of the Chapelle des Moines, a Romanesque chapel built 11th century, originally part of the Chateau des Moines priory, in Berze-la-Ville, Saone-et-Loire, France. The frescoes were discovered in 1887 and were restored in the 19th and 20th centuries. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0484.jpg
  • Medallion plaque with portraits of Denfert-Rochereau and Adolphe Thiers, on the base of the Quand Meme Monument, 1884, by Antonin Mercie, commemorating the resistance of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian war, on the Place d'Armes in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The sculpture depicts an Alsatian woman as an allegory of the city of Belfort, holding a wounded and dying soldier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0142.jpg
  • Statue of Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, from the Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0145.jpg
  • Statue of Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, from the Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0146.jpg
  • Statue of Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, from the Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0210.jpg
  • Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0134.jpg
  • Relief with inscription of a proxy decree of Demosthenes, rewarding individuals for service to a city, and relief of Athena crowning a soldier with 2 warriors, Greek, 4th century BC, from Attica, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1290.jpg
  • Gallo-Roman sculpture of a Roman soldier and kneeling begging woman, representing powerful Roman Empire and a submissive province, late antique period, limestone, discovered in Langres, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1030.jpg
  • Presa de Castillejos, or Conquest of Los Castillejos in the Hispano-Moroccan War, bronze relief on the plinth of the Monument to General Prim, detail, in the Parc de La Ciutadella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Joan Prim i Prats, 1814-70, was a Spanish soldier, politician and Prime Minister, and is depicted in a bronze equestrian statue on a plinth surrounded by reliefs of his military campaigns. The original sculpture was by Lluis Puiggener and was inaugurated in 1889, but it was destroyed to make ammunitions during the Spanish Civil War and remade by Frederic Mares after the war. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_SPAIN_MC_1138.jpg
  • Quo Vadis scene of St Peter fleeing Rome and Christ appearing and blessing him, with Rome's city gate on the left and a soldier sounding the horn, Romanesque relief, late 12th century, in the south gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Scenes from the life of Peter and Paul are depicted in the cloister as the bishop was successor to the apostles. Above is a serpent, symbol of sin. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_0596.jpg
  • Quo Vadis scene of St Peter fleeing Rome and Christ appearing and blessing him, with Rome's city gate on the left and a soldier sounding the horn, Romanesque relief, late 12th century, in the south gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Scenes from the life of Peter and Paul are depicted in the cloister as the bishop was successor to the apostles. Above is a serpent, symbol of sin. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_0595.jpg
  • Rome's city gate resembling a Roussillon Romanesque church, and a soldier sounding the horn, detail from Quo Vadis scene of St Peter fleeing Rome and Christ appearing and blessing him, Romanesque relief, late 12th century, in the south gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Scenes from the life of Peter and Paul are depicted in the cloister as the bishop was successor to the apostles. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_0614.jpg
  • Portrait of Theodore-Agrippa d'Aubigne, 1552-1630, French poet and soldier and grandfather of Madame de Maintenon, painting by French School, 17th century, in the bedroom of Madame de Maintenon, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0297.jpg
  • Portrait of Theodore-Agrippa d'Aubigne, 1552-1630, French poet and soldier and grandfather of Madame de Maintenon, painting by French School, 17th century, in the bedroom of Madame de Maintenon, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0298.jpg
  • Soldier, detail from the Resurrection, fresco, in the Salle Capitulaire or Chapter House at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The Chapter House was built in the 16th century and its walls were painted in 1563 with frescoes of scenes from Christ's Passion by the Anjou artist Thomas Pot. The abbey itself was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_0146.jpg
  • Sculptural detail of a soldier holding a pennant, in a niche on the Piccolomini Altarpiece, made for Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini, Pope Pius III, 1485, by Andrea Bregno, in the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, designed by Giovanni di Agostino, Giovanni Pisano and Camaino di Crescentino, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The cathedral has elements of Italian Gothic, Romanesque, and Classical styes and is built from stripes of white and green-black marble. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_ITALY_MC355.jpg
  • Christ embracing a wounded soldier surrounded by war graves, detail of a ceramic mosaic, 1924, by Charles Wassem, based on a drawing by Maurice Denis, 1870-1943, on the Great War Memorial, dedicated to clergymen from Quimper and Leon who died in the First World War, in Quimper Cathedral, or the Cathedrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper, a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral founded in 1239 and completed in the 15th century, in Quimper, Finistere, Brittany, France. The cathedral is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1408.jpg
  • Carved stone stela, with a soldier on horseback and a female figure, in the Solunto Museum at the archaeological site of Solunto, in Sicily, Italy. The Phoenician village of Solunto was expanded by the Greeks after 396 BC and again by the Romans after 254 BC. It was abandoned soon after and rediscovered by archaeologists in the 16th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_ITALY_MC227.jpg
  • Soldier warning a tradesman, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
    LC17_ITALY_MC100.jpg
  • Wounded soldier receiving a medal, outside the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1125.jpg
  • Calvary, detail, sculptural group with Christ on the cross surrounded by a soldier with a spear and the sponge carrier, with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist either side, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Owned by the Musee du Berry and housed in the Louvre until 1994, this sculpture was reworked in the 17th century, especially the body of Christ. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0163.jpg
  • Armed soldiers in the reading room of the Duma, or parliament building, photograph by P Wolkof of Vetchernee Vremia, published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_HISTORY_MC_0305.jpg
  • Soldiers and students firing at police occupying the opposite bank of the Moika canal, Petrograd (later St Petersburg), during the Russian Revolution in March 1917, photograph by Daily Mirror, published full page in L'Illustration no.3867, 14th April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_HISTORY_MC_0336.jpg
  • General Leontiev preparing to decorate a soldier, with Russian troops in the background, in the Serbian mountains of Macedonia during the First World War, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3875, 9th June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_HISTORY_MC_0327.jpg
  • Jeep transporting soldiers during the Russian Revolution in Petrograd, later St Petersburg, 11th or 12th March 1917, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3868, 21st April 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC_HISTORY_MC_0309.jpg
  • Fresco of the Judgement of Solomon, with a soldier threatening to kill the baby claimed by 2 women, painted 1569-71 by Jacopo Zanguidi called Bertoja, 1544-74, from the central ceiling vault of the Room of Judgement, in the Villa Farnese or Villa Caprarola, a 16th century Renaissance and Mannerist fortified villa designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and built 1559-73 for the Farnese family under Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, in Caprarola, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. This is the room where the Cardinal granted audience. The Villa Farnese is now owned by the state and run by the Polo Museale del Lazio. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_ITALY_MC_0431.jpg
  • Detail of a statue of an elephant in Hannibal's army, lifting a Roman legionary soldier with its trunk, in the Garden of Bomarzo, also known as the Sacro Bosco or Sacred Grove, or the Parco dei Mostri or Park of the Monsters, a monumental Mannerist park complex, c. 1550, made by Pier Francesco Orsini, or Vicino, 1523–1585, Duke of Orsini, designed by Pirro Ligorio, 1512-83, with sculptures by Simone Moschino, 1533-1610, in Bomarzo, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The gardens are in a wood at the bottom of a valley beneath the Castle of Orsini, with many large sculptures, small buildings and inscribed poems. The layout of the garden is chaotic, in contrast with formal Renaissance gardens, and it has a surrealistic air. The garden was restored in the 1970s and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_ITALY_MC_0324.jpg
  • Model of a Roman legionary infantry soldier wearing plate armour with a shield, dagger, spear and helmet, in the Roman Army Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. A legionary would wear a woollen tunic and iron body armour, with rim around his helmet to protect the head from sword blows. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Roman Army Museum at Carvoran fort is run by the Vindolanda Charitable Trust and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_ENGLAND_MC_151.jpg
  • Detail of a soldier holding a sword (Le Vainqueur) from the Monument aux morts et a la Victoire, sculpture by Pierre-Marie Poisson, opened 1924, a memorial to the 6000 citizens of Le Havre who died in the First World War, whose names are inscribed on the base, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The monumental sculpture depicts Victory leading various allegorical figures, both civic and military. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0612.JPG
  • Organic forms of the chimneys and staircase openings on the undulating roof of La Pedrera, or Casa Mila, built 1906-10 by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The chimney here is thought to represent a soldier guarding the house, and the roof is sometimes known as the Garden of Warriors. The house was commissioned by businessman Pere Mila i Camps, and has an undulating facade and 2 inner courtyards. Josep Maria Jujol, 1879-1949, designed the windows and fluid wrought iron balconies and the plaster work is by Joan Beltran. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is currently the headquarters of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_SPAIN_MC472.jpg
  • The Martyrdom of St Catherine with soldier preparing to behead her, from the central section of the Altarpiece of Saints and Martyrs, 1390-99, in gilded polychromed oak, carved by Jacques de Baerze, 14th century, and painted and gilded by Melchior Broederlam, 1350-1409, originally in the Chartreuse de Champmol, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned in 1390 and installed in 1399 in the Chapterhouse at Champmol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0187.jpg
  • Detail of the crucifixion scene, with Christ being tortured on the cross by a soldier holding a long stick, from the Altarpiece of the Passion, late 15th century, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Charles de Ternant, son of Philippe de Ternant, and depicts scenes of the Passion and the Glorification of Christ, including a sculpted triptych of the Entombment, Crucifixion and Pieta. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0440.jpg
  • Graffiti hall, with representation of a soldier holding swords made on the stone wall by prisoners, in the keep of the Chateau de Loches, a medieval castle in the Loire Valley consisting of the old collegiate church of St Ours, royal lodge and keep, at Loches, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. Hundreds of prisoners were held here and their graffiti reveals their despair, beliefs and passions. The chateau was built in the 9th century and the keep in 1013 by Foulques Nerra, Count of Anjou. The 4-storey keep is 23m high with walls 2.8m thick. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC_1112.jpg
  • The Underground Citadel of Verdun, now a memorial museum housed in tunnels dug 1886-93, in Verdun, Meuse, Lorraine, France. This is where the Unknown Soldier was chosen in 1920, whose remains now lay at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. By 1914 there were 7km of tunnels, providing shelter and living space for 2000 men, 6 powder magazines, 7 weapons stores, a bakery, a mill, a telephone and telegraph exchange and water-lifting equipment for the town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_VERDUN_MC048.jpg
  • Roman soldier, detail of the fresco depicting the trial and martyrdom of St Foy in Agen in 303 AD, on the wall of the South transept, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0762.jpg
  • Carved capital depicting the arrest and trial of St Foy, with pro consul Dacien and a soldier leading her to the judge, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. This capital was possibly carved by the Master of the Tympanum. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0754.jpg
  • Carved capital depicting the arrest and trial of St Foy, with pro consul Dacien and a soldier leading her to the judge, in the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. This capital was possibly carved by the Master of the Tympanum. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0692.jpg
  • Detail of a wooden relief on a chair, possibly depicting Jesus blessing a soldier, 13th century, made for the choir but moved to the sacristy in 1935, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_FRANCE_MC0485.jpg
  • Soldier with raised sword and fist from the Monument to the Spanish Civil War or Denkmal der Spanienkampfer, designed 1968 by Fritz Cremer, in the Volkspark Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany. This monument commemorates the German members of the International Brigades who fought with the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_BERLIN_MC0973.jpg
  • One of Saints Crispin and Crispinian, patron saints of cobblers, about to be beheaded by a soldier with a sword, from the Scenes of the Life and Martyrdom of Saints Crispin and Crispinian stained glass window, attributed to Nicolas le Prince, donated in 1530 by the cobblers guild in Gisors, in the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_France_MC123.jpg
  • Jesus, seated with hands bound, is crowned with a wreath of thorns by a soldier. The Crown of Thorns, by Simon Mazieres, 1713-16, from the choir screen, Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC13_FRANCE_MC681.jpg
  • Fierce battle scene between the army of Emperor Charlemagne, 742-814, on the left, and the infidels, led by King Aygoland, on the right (with conical helmets and round shields). A soldier spears an infidel who falls off his horse. A tree at the top branches in 2 above each opposing side. Section of the Battle against the Saracens, from the Charlemagne window, early 13th century, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC13_FRANCE_MC439.jpg
  • Portrait of Bernard de la Valette, 1553-92, aristocrat and soldier, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0954.jpg
  • Portrait of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, 1488-1525, French soldier, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0978.jpg
  • Portrait of Constantine Palaiologos, d. 1508, Greek noble and Italian soldier, papal guard, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_1057.jpg
  • Prussian soldier in uniform in a reconstruction of the Franco-Prussian war, in the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2481.jpg
  • Soldier in a muddy sandbagged trench in WWI, photograph, in the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2485.jpg
  • Monument to Denfert-Rochereau, or Monument to the 3 Sieges of Belfort, 1913, designed by Dehaudt and Bartholdi, 1834-1904, and cast by Durenne, on the Place de la Republique, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The monument is topped by allegorical figures of France awarding the city of Belfort with the Legion of Honour. It is surrounded by statues of a young soldier and the defenders of the 3 sieges of Belfort - Denfert-Rochereau, Legrand and Lecourbe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0165.jpg
  • Quand Meme Monument, 1884, by Antonin Mercie, commemorating the resistance of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian war, on the Place d'Armes in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The sculpture depicts an Alsatian woman as an allegory of the city of Belfort, holding a wounded and dying soldier. In the medallion plaque are portraits of Denfert-Rochereau and Adolphe Thiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0221.jpg
  • Quand Meme Monument, 1884, by Antonin Mercie, commemorating the resistance of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian war, on the Place d'Armes in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The sculpture depicts an Alsatian woman as an allegory of the city of Belfort, holding a wounded and dying soldier. In the medallion plaque are portraits of Denfert-Rochereau and Adolphe Thiers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0222.jpg
  • Monument au Poilu, a war memorial commemorating the dead of the First World War, depicting a soldier in uniform with his gun, 1927-28, by Leon Leyritz, 1888-1976, in the Square du Souvenir, in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0238.jpg
  • Monument au Poilu, a war memorial commemorating the dead of the First World War, depicting a soldier in uniform with his gun, 1927-28, by Leon Leyritz, 1888-1976, in the Square du Souvenir, in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0239.jpg
  • Monument au Poilu, a war memorial commemorating the dead of the First World War, depicting a soldier in uniform with his gun, 1927-28, by Leon Leyritz, 1888-1976, in the Square du Souvenir, in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0240.jpg
  • Medallion plaque with portraits of Denfert-Rochereau and Adolphe Thiers, on the base of the Quand Meme Monument, 1884, by Antonin Mercie, commemorating the resistance of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian war, on the Place d'Armes in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The sculpture depicts an Alsatian woman as an allegory of the city of Belfort, holding a wounded and dying soldier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_FRANCE_MC_0141.jpg
Next
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x