Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Esther kneeling before Assuerus after three days of fasting. Assuerus is stricken by Esther beauty, and is about to touch her with his golden sceptre.
Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Esther kneeling before Assuerus after three days of fasting. Assuerus is stricken by Esther beauty, and is about to touch her with his golden sceptre.
Incisione dal libro "Viaggio in Cina" di J. Thompson e T. Choutzé. Nel libro il nome è erroneamente scritto Thompson, ma l'autore è il viaggiatore e fotografo scozzese John Thomson (1837-1921), mentre T. Choutzé (朱茨) è lo pseudonimo di…
Color illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli from the book "History of costumes through the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934.
Illustration from the book "History of Costumes of Peoples Throughout the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934. Etruscan Amphorae placed in tombs.