Columns Collection (#8)

detail of a column, capital, Corinthian style, 5th century (marble)
UIG5416332 detail of a column, capital, Corinthian style, 5th century (marble); (add.info.: Roman-byzantine scupture. White marble. Constantinople. Second half of the 5th century)

Architecture: Capital and column of the Cinquecento Hall designed by Simone del Pollailo (Il Cronaca)
BEN5476938 Architecture: Capital and column of the Cinquecento Hall designed by Simone del Pollailo (Il Cronaca, 1454-1508) and redecorated by Giorgio Vasari and his studio (1511-1574)

Lady (or Galilee chapel) Durham Cathedral, 19th century (engraving)
6266150 Lady (or Galilee chapel) Durham Cathedral, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Interior of the Lady Chapel in Durham Cathedral, Durham, England)

A dome supported on columns
5308086 A dome supported on columns.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a dome supported on columns, standing on a base. Wound round four columns are two parallel inclined rails down which a ball)

Statue of a caryatid
7278267 Statue of a caryatid; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of a caryatid, a sculpture representing a woman. It is used in architecture in place of a column or pillar in portals)

The Women of Eleusis, 1931 (painting)
7332428 The Women of Eleusis, 1931 (painting) by Delville, Jean (1867-1953); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Musee des Beaux-Arts, Hainaut, Belgium.); © Paul Maeyaert

Palace of Diocletian Croatia - Luxor Restaurant in the Roman Diocletian Palace, World Heritage Site, Old town of Split
IMB4872123 Palace of Diocletian Croatia - Luxor Restaurant in the Roman Diocletian Palace, World Heritage Site, Old town of Split, Split, Croatia

View of the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland
FLO4727943 View of the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

Hypostyle columns at Ramasseum, Egypt, 1841
3480441 Hypostyle columns at Ramasseum, Egypt, 1841; (add.info.: Hypostyle columns at Ramasseum, Egypt 1841. By French architect, Hector Horeau; 1801 - 1872)

The Alexander Column, 1830
3507629 The Alexander Column, 1830; (add.info.: The Alexander Column in front of the General Staff Building on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia)

The Alexander Column, 1830
3507612 The Alexander Column, 1830; (add.info.: The Alexander Column in front of the General Staff Building on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia)

In The Forum, looking towards the Capitol, Rome, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev
2963162 In The Forum, looking towards the Capitol, Rome, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev. Samuel Manning, published c.1890

Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia
Judith Kuhn

Roman Tombs and Etruscan Buildings (engraving)
8644779 Roman Tombs and Etruscan Buildings (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Tombs and Etruscan Buildings)

Greek Architecture, Ionic Style (engraving)
8644768 Greek Architecture, Ionic Style (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek Architecture, Ionic Style)

Site where the Olympic flame is lit for each Games (photo)
ANC225007 Site where the Olympic flame is lit for each Games (photo) by Greek; Olympia, Greece; © Stephen Coyne. All rights reserved 2024

The Slotskirken of Christiansborg, Copenhagen, c.1850s (oil on fabric)
XOS5882295 The Slotskirken of Christiansborg, Copenhagen, c.1850s (oil on fabric) by Hansen, Heinrich (1821-90); 48.5x44 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Do You Know: What does the monument commemorate? (colour litho)
8668131 Do You Know: What does the monument commemorate? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What does the monument commemorate)

Model with collie dog outside National Gallery, London
Model in sleeveless summer dress with a pet bearded collie dog outside the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square (with St. Martin's in the Field Church in background). Date: late 1950s

The Prussian ambassador to London and his residence (engraving)
8676276 The Prussian ambassador to London and his residence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albrecht von Bernstorff, Prussian ambassador to London)

Perspective
Fernando Silveira

Victorian
Rodrigo Marin

Celestial arch
Linda Wride

A tomb near Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, seen here in the 19th century
6428105 A tomb near Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, seen here in the 19th century, from "Monuments de Tous les Peuples" by Ernest Breton

View of the East India Company building at Leadenhall Street, London (England)
MMM5483642 View of the East India Company building at Leadenhall Street, London (England). Lithograph (29.3x44 cm), by Bowles and Carver, 1802.; National Maritime Museum, London

View of a column with low relief representing the Apostle Saint John, 13th century
BEN5478625 View of a column with low relief representing the Apostle Saint John, 13th century. Cloister of Saint Peter's Abbey (Saint-Pierre)

Giuseppe Garibaldi with Giuseppe Fiorelli, director of the Pompei excavations
FGL5467179 Giuseppe Garibaldi with Giuseppe Fiorelli, director of the Pompei excavations and part of his staff visit the excavations at Pompei. 22/10/1860. Anonymous photography.; Fototeca Gilardi

Arcades in the Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey
7125768 Arcades in the Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey; (add.info.: Arcades in the Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058485 Outer hypostyle hall, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statue of a caryatid
7278268 Statue of a caryatid; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of a caryatid, a sculpture representing a woman. It is used in architecture in place of a column or pillar in portals)

Library Of Alexandria, 19th century (engraving)
7272487 Library Of Alexandria, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: LIBRARY Interior view of the legendary library of Alexandria)

Columns of theTemple of Diana, Evora, 1st century
7264840 Columns of theTemple of Diana, Evora, 1st century; Evora, Alto Alentejo, Portugal; (add.info.: Corinthian columns of the Roman temple of Evora, built around the 1st century)

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058476 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332790 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Fort Gwalior, India, c.1910 (print)
7293119 Fort Gwalior, India, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Geography. India. Gate of the fortress Fort Gwalior. Illustration, India, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, 1st Lord of the Admiralty (1718-1792), 1783 (oil on canvas)
7295334 John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, 1st Lord of the Admiralty (1718-1792), 1783 (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); 23.2x15.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The United States Bank Philadelphia, USA. From a 19th century print engraved by J Tingle after W H Bartlett
3052913 The United States Bank Philadelphia, USA. From a 19th century print engraved by J Tingle after W H Bartlett; Private Collection

Columns at the Temple of Venus Hathor, 1841
3480440 Columns at the Temple of Venus Hathor, 1841; (add.info.: Columns at the Temple of Venus Hathor, Philae, Egypt, 1841)

La petite sirene - in " Contes" by Hans Christian Andersen, ill. by Edmund (Edmond) Dulac (1882-1953), ed
LSE4108196 La petite sirene - in " Contes" by Hans Christian Andersen, ill. by Edmund (Edmond) Dulac (1882-1953), ed

The Alexander Column, 1830
3507627 The Alexander Column, 1830; (add.info.: The Alexander Column in front of the General Staff Building on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia)

View of the courtyard gallery of The Infantado Palace, designed by Juan Guas (d.1496) in 1489
IND133343 View of the courtyard gallery of The Infantado Palace, designed by Juan Guas (d.1496) in 1489, 15th century (photo) (detail); Guadalajara, Spain; Index Fototeca

The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, Cornices, Capitals, Doors (engraving)
8644794 The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, Cornices, Capitals, Doors (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture)

Roman Soldiers in Combat (engraving)
8663139 Roman Soldiers in Combat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Soldiers in Combat)

View of the scaena (stage) and orchestra of the theatre, Roman, late 2nd century
BEN85400 View of the scaena (stage) and orchestra of the theatre, Roman, late 2nd century, restored 1937 (photo) (for detail see 85401); Sabratha, Libya; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Vestibule of the west entrance, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo)
BEN78402 Vestibule of the west entrance, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

The three classical orders of Greek architecture, from The National Encyclopaedia published by William Mackenzie
3501414 The three classical orders of Greek architecture, from The National Encyclopaedia published by William Mackenzie, London

The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) and the fishponds seen from the garden designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)
BEN78407 The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) and the fishponds seen from the garden designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), 1524-34 (photo) (see also 78406); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with frescos of biblical subjects including King David playing
BEN78408 The Loggia di Davide (or D'Onore) interior decorated with frescos of biblical subjects including King David playing the harp, designed by Giulio Romano (1499-1546)

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