“Dante and Beatrice before the eagle of Justice” painted by the Italian painter Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia. From the Yates Thompson MS 36 of Dante’s Divine Comedy, 1444-1450 CE, now housed at the British Library in London [3736×2000]April 3, 2026
The Karpathos Lady (4500–3200 BCE), a limestone figurine found on the Greek island of Karpathos in the 19th century [816×1200]April 2, 2026
Model of Jenning’s patent water closet (toilet) made of wood, metal and ceramic pieces, British, c. 1895-1905. [2287×3504]April 2, 2026
A museum in the Netherlands recataloging their archives has discovered an ancient Roman phallus carved from bone that measures over eight inches long. Dating back approximately 1,800 years, researchers believe the artifact may have been used to ward off evil spirits. [900×615]April 2, 2026
“Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist”, by Rosso Fiorentino (1494–1540) one of the great masters of the “maniera moderna”, known today as “Mannerism”, “striking in its experimental ambition and psychological intensity”. The MET [1080×1438]April 2, 2026
The Ranganathaswamy Hindu Temple in Srirangam, India, is the world’s largest active religious complex, spanning 156 acres on an island in the Kaveri River. Built and renovated between the 10th and 20th centuries, it has 7 concentric enclosures, 21 towers, and a 953-pillared hall [1080×1349]April 2, 2026
A gold dress-pin with a blue, spherical fluted glazed composition bead at the head. From Cyprus, 1550-1050 BCE, now housed at the British Museum [1011×2425]April 2, 2026
A 2nd century CE Roman bronze statue of Caius Julius Pacatianus found in Vienne, France, in 1874. Now housed at the Musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie de Vienne [1435×3011]April 2, 2026
The equestrian portrait of Bernardo de Gálvez, Viceroy of New Spain, painted by Fray Pablo de Jesús y Jerónimo in 1796 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of History in Mexico City [1812×1893]April 2, 2026
The Battlefield Palette of late prehistoric Egypt shows slain enemies of the king (possibly a proto-pharaoh) being devoured by lions and vultures. [667 x 472]April 2, 2026
In 1972, while on vacation at Monasterace, situated off the coast of Riace, Roman engineer Stefano Mariottini discovered an exquisite ancient Greek bronze statue dating back to the 5th century BC [900×600]April 2, 2026
