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The myth of Europa
Color illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli from the book "History of Costumes of Peoples Throughout the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934. It depicts a scene from the myth of Europa, seduced by Zeus in the form of…
The judgement of Solomon
Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Solomon ordering his guards to cut in half a child that two women claimed as their own
The Italic aborigines
Color illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli from the book "History of costumes through the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934
The Flood
Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), characters clinging to a tree in a rocky landscape under a stormy sky streaked with lightning
The Etruscan boxers
Color illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli from the book "History of costumes through the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934. The Etruscan boxers wore a short and narrow skirt that reached above the knee. Their…
The death of Abel
Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying the killing of Abel by Cain
The Call of Samuel
Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Samuel getting the Lord's call, with Eli by his side