Circle Collection (#9)

Rules of the North Star, 16th century (manuscript)
7339147 Rules of the North Star, 16th century (manuscript) by Portuguese School, (16th century); 49x70.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: North Star rules)

Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold)
BEN5468206 Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Roman antiquity)

Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Frijus, 1702 (object)
MMM5471336 Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Frijus, 1702 (object) by Bion, Nicolas (1652-1733); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astrolabe)

Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Rojas, 1702 (object)
MMM5471330 Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Rojas, 1702 (object) by Bion, Nicolas (1652-1733); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astrolabe)

An illustration from Giuseppe Piazzi's catalogue of star positions, celebrating his discovery of the planetoid on 1
5311304 An illustration from Giuseppe Piazzi's catalogue of star positions, celebrating his discovery of the planetoid on 1 January 1801 which he named Ceres

Stone knot, possibly a central feature of a gable end of the court in which it is displayed
BEN85402 Stone knot, possibly a central feature of a gable end of the court in which it is displayed, from the Early Islamic palace attributed to caliph Walid II (reigned 743-4) probably 740s (photo)

Ornament: Geometrical Motives, The Circle, and its Subdivision (engraving)
8647074 Ornament: Geometrical Motives, The Circle, and its Subdivision (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geometrical Motives, The Circle)

Planisphere - by G.B. Agnese, 15th century
GIA5036361 Planisphere - by G.B. Agnese, 15th century.; (add.info.: Planisphere - by G.B. Agnese, 15th century.); © Giancarlo Costa

Page of the manuscript "Tractatus de sphaera" by Johannes of Sacrobosco (1190 - 1250)
GIA5036614 Page of the manuscript "Tractatus de sphaera" by Johannes of Sacrobosco (1190 - 1250), known as John of Halifax or John of Holywood, representing the system of Ptolemy

Zodiacal signs represented by A. Valturio (1405 - 1475). 15th century
GIA5036604 Zodiacal signs represented by A. Valturio (1405 - 1475). 15th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

Celtic cross in a cemetery in Monasterboice, Ireland. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4861147 Celtic cross in a cemetery in Monasterboice, Ireland. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Celtic cross in a cemetery in Monasterboice, Ireland)

Grave stone of 1624 - Discoidale stele of a traditional Basque cemetery - Chapel Saint Cyprien (12th century)
JEB4940511 Grave stone of 1624 - Discoidale stele of a traditional Basque cemetery - Chapel Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques)

Romanesque art: The Chapel of St. Catherine, Voute in the cradle breeze, the Childhood of Christ, the Passion
JEB4925145 Romanesque art: The Chapel of St. Catherine, Voute in the cradle breeze, the Childhood of Christ, the Passion, the Last Judgment and Christ in the Majestic

The Assumption of the Virgin. Painting by Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674) 1656. Oil on canvas. Diam. 193
JEB4878120 The Assumption of the Virgin. Painting by Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674) 1656. Oil on canvas. Diam. 193. Musee des Beaux Arts Palais Longchamp.; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

Symbolic representation of the Universe. Detail. Romanesque mosaic of the four rivers, 12th century
JEB4853789 Symbolic representation of the Universe. Detail. Romanesque mosaic of the four rivers, 12th century, pavement of the altar of the chapel of Saint Nicholas, inside the Old Episcopal Palace

Representation of the Prophhete Noe cutting wood for the construction of the Ark
VEN5028072 Representation of the Prophhete Noe cutting wood for the construction of the Ark, two plans of the internal organization of the Ark, surround it

Portrait of Hannibal, carthage general who defeated the Roman army in 218 BC. Colour engraving of the 17th century
NWI4913480 Portrait of Hannibal, carthage general who defeated the Roman army in 218 BC. Colour engraving of the 17th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of Hannibal)

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300089 Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione, e formatione di tutti gli Horologi stabilii, e mobili ad ogni clima

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300071 Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione, e formatione di tutti gli Horologi stabilii, e mobili ad ogni clima

The Babylonian Universe
3732395 The Babylonian Universe; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the universe according to the ancient Babylonians. The earth is located in the centre and has hollow ground for the dead)

English reflecting circle by Edward Troughton, maker of astronomical instruments
FLO4594136 English reflecting circle by Edward Troughton, maker of astronomical instruments. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Drawing instruments including John Farey (1766-1826)'s elliptograph for drawing ellipses and Sir Howard Douglas
FLO4591904 Drawing instruments including John Farey (1766-1826)'s elliptograph for drawing ellipses and Sir Howard Douglas (1776-1861) reflecting protractor in the form of a sextant

Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo
FLO4612158 Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo

British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England)
FLO4608252 British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England), druidic ceremony on the eve of May

Dance festival of the Camacan people, Bahia, Brazil. Men in foliage headdress
FLO4621405 Dance festival of the Camacan people, Bahia, Brazil. Men in foliage headdress, women and children dance in a circle around a fire

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300091 Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione, e formatione di tutti gli Horologi stabilii, e mobili ad ogni clima

Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione
FAT4300105 Plate drawn from " Armonia Astronomica et Geometrica, quattro trattati ne quali s'insegna la ragione, e formatione di tutti gli Horologi stabilii, e mobili ad ogni clima

View of the interior of the church of Notre-Dame de Paris, engraving 18th century
LSE4100399 View of the interior of the church of Notre-Dame de Paris, engraving 18th century.; (add.info.: View of the interior of the church of Notre-Dame de Paris)

Letter O: The crown, the ring, the moon, the hoop And the round bourgeois who says, Ho! How many O! 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214883 Letter O: The crown, the ring, the moon, the hoop And the round bourgeois who says, Ho! How many O! 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

La soupe du Bonhomme, 19th century (chromo)
DUV4208792 La soupe du Bonhomme, 19th century (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: The soup of the Bonhomme. Children's games.); Photo © Duvallon

Solar System, 1853 (lithograph)
6202909 Solar System, 1853 (lithograph); (add.info.: SOLAR SYSTEM "... The infinite extension of space from which the Earth is surrounded)

Tombs, discoidales of a traditional Basque cemtiere - Chapelle Saint Cyprien (12th century)
JEB4940442 Tombs, discoidales of a traditional Basque cemtiere - Chapelle Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques, Aquitaine); (add.info.: Tombs)

Agricultural work: the harvest, a peasant trampling the grapes while drinking a cup of wine
VEN5028105 Agricultural work: the harvest, a peasant trampling the grapes while drinking a cup of wine. Miniature depicting the month of September from a psalter, Biblioteca estense de Modene

Anatomy: representation of the uterus by Garioponto (970 - 1050), Italian doctor of the Middle Ages
XEE5029574 Anatomy: representation of the uterus by Garioponto (970 - 1050), Italian doctor of the Middle Ages, Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana

United States, Massachusetts: First seal of the Plymouth colony. Reproduction
NWI4966074 United States, Massachusetts: First seal of the Plymouth colony. Reproduction; (add.info.: United States, Massachusetts: First seal of the Plymouth colony)

Representation of the astrological symbols of Pedanius Dioscorides (Dioscorides) Anazarebus. 14th century manuscript
GIA5036761 Representation of the astrological symbols of Pedanius Dioscorides (Dioscorides) Anazarebus. 14th century manuscript.; © Giancarlo Costa

Representation of zodiacal signs from a manuscript by Pedanius Dioscorides (Dioscorides). 14th century
GIA5036582 Representation of zodiacal signs from a manuscript by Pedanius Dioscorides (Dioscorides). 14th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

Labyrinthe - tire du manuscrit de Boece "de consolatione plilosophiae", 14eme siecle
GIA5036803 Labyrinthe - tire du manuscrit de Boece "de consolatione plilosophiae", 14eme siecle.; (add.info.: Labyrinthe - tire du manuscrit de Boece "de consolatione)

Geocentric representation of the solar system Plate taken from the manuscript "Treat de la sphere"
GIA5035937 Geocentric representation of the solar system Plate taken from the manuscript "Treat de la sphere" (De sphaera mundi or Tractatus de sphaera)

Earth as we imagined it in Antiquity. North and Europe are on the left. The East is represented at the top
GIA5036364 Earth as we imagined it in Antiquity. North and Europe are on the left. The East is represented at the top, that is Asia and at the bottom right is Africa

Celtic Cross: Circle pierce in the shape of an arm mill, struck stone, Ireland. Reproduction. Coloring engraving
NWI4861061 Celtic Cross: Circle pierce in the shape of an arm mill, struck stone, Ireland. Reproduction. Coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Celtic Cross: Circle pierce in the shape of an arm mill)

Symbolic representation of the Universe. Detail of a dog and a stork. Romanesque mosaic of the four rivers
JEB4853857 Symbolic representation of the Universe. Detail of a dog and a stork. Romanesque mosaic of the four rivers, 12th century, pavement of the altar of the chapel of Saint Nicholas

Multiplication table drawn in the form of a circle
5310228 Multiplication table drawn in the form of a circle; (add.info.: Multiplication table drawn in the form of a circle. Dated 17th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Proportions of the human body after Leonardo's studies, also called Vitruvian man
528748 Proportions of the human body after Leonardo's studies, also called Vitruvian man. Male human body with limbs extended, superimposed on a grid and a circle

Women dancing around a man in the sea (colour litho)
8656695 Women dancing around a man in the sea (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women dancing around a man in the sea)

Franc-maconnerie : sceau roumain maconnique, portant les symboles. 19eme siecle
AIS5335181 Franc-maconnerie : sceau roumain maconnique, portant les symboles. 19eme siecle. Musee du Grand Orient de France et de la Franc-Maconnerie Europeenne, Paris; © Iberfoto

Pate-de-verre pendants, c.1920s (pate-de-verre glass, cord)
991185 Pate-de-verre pendants, c.1920s (pate-de-verre glass, cord) by Argy-Rousseau, Gabriel (1885-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pate-de-verre pendants)

Cubist Still Life, c.1920 (oil on canvas)
656016 Cubist Still Life, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Filla, Emil (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cubist Still Life. Emil Filla (1882-1953). Oil on canvas. Painted circa 1920

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"Exploring the Eternal Cycle: From Kopan Monastery to Stonehenge, the Circle Unveils its Secrets" Embark on a journey through time and space as we delve into the captivating world of circles. In Bhaktapur, Nepal, at the revered Kopan monastery, witness the mesmerizing Wheel of Life (wheel of Samsara), symbolizing the eternal cycle of existence. Its intricate details depict birth, death, and rebirth – a profound reminder of life's impermanence. Venturing further back in history, discover Stonehenge standing proudly on Salisbury Plain. Bathed in golden hues during sunset (Stonehenge sunset J870232), this ancient circle continues to baffle archaeologists with its mysterious purpose and celestial alignments. Uncover another facet of circles in art as you gaze upon Rembrandt's timeless self-portrait (J910070). With masterful brushstrokes capturing his essence within an encompassing circular frame, it reminds us that even great artists are part of life's ever-turning wheel. Nature too holds its own circular wonders. Marvel at Yggdrasil – the mythical Tree of Life from Norse mythology – connecting realms and embodying cycles within cycles. Witness Andy Goldsworthy's thought-provoking installation nestled amidst a sheep fold in Tilberthwaite; here nature intertwines with human creativity to form yet another circle. From ancient symbolism to scientific marvels, explore how circles permeate our daily lives. The Arctic Circle map from 1895 reveals mankind's quest for knowledge beyond boundaries while color wheels guide artists' palettes towards harmonious compositions. In bustling New York City stands Strawberry Fields Memorial - Imagine Mosaic honoring John Lennon’s legacy. A poignant reminder that love knows no bounds or borders; it unites humanity under one universal circle. Lastly, ascend Queens House spiral staircase (Tulip Staircase) in Greenwich where elegance meets symmetry.