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Wisdom Collection (#7)

"Wisdom: A Journey through Time and Cultures" In the grand halls of King Solomon's palace, the Queen of Sheba embarked on a quest for wisdom

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before (colour litho)
6025772 Proverbs Improved: Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: It Takes Two To Make A Quarrel (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: It Takes Two To Make A Quarrel (colour litho)
6025792 Proverbs Improved: It Takes Two To Make A Quarrel (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: It Takes Two To Make A Quarrel)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: All Is Not Gold That Glitters (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: All Is Not Gold That Glitters (colour litho)
6025785 Proverbs Improved: All Is Not Gold That Glitters (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: All Is Not Gold That Glitters)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Half A Loaf Is Better Than No Bread (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Half A Loaf Is Better Than No Bread (colour litho)
6025777 Proverbs Improved: Half A Loaf Is Better Than No Bread (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Half A Loaf Is Better Than No Bread)

Background imageWisdom Collection: 'Le christ parmi les docteurs'(Christ among the Doctors) Peinture de Camillo Filippi (1500-1574)

"Le christ parmi les docteurs"(Christ among the Doctors) Peinture de Camillo Filippi (1500-1574)
FIA5388566 " Le christ parmi les docteurs" (Christ among the Doctors) Peinture de Camillo Filippi (1500-1574) Oil on wood 1550 Dim 47x33 cm Musei Capitolini, Rome by Filippi

Background imageWisdom Collection: The apotheosis of the Republic of Genes with the Allegory of Divine Knowledge (in the center) On top

The apotheosis of the Republic of Genes with the Allegory of Divine Knowledge (in the center) On top
LRI4696007 The apotheosis of the Republic of Genes with the Allegory of Divine Knowledge (in the center) On top, Liguria distributes tresors to the Provinces

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portraits of Abu Ma shar (Albumasar) and Ptolemy, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portraits of Abu Ma shar (Albumasar) and Ptolemy, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262987 Portraits of Abu Ma shar (Albumasar) and Ptolemy, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Background imageWisdom Collection: The South wind brings wet weather... (litho)

The South wind brings wet weather... (litho)
6005966 The South wind brings wet weather... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The South wind brings wet weather)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portraits of Homer and Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portraits of Homer and Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262969 Portraits of Homer and Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Background imageWisdom Collection: The Fool Who Sold Wisdom (Collection 2, Book 9, fable 8) -engraving from 'A Hundred Fables of La

The Fool Who Sold Wisdom (Collection 2, Book 9, fable 8) -engraving from "A Hundred Fables of La
XEE4161886 The Fool Who Sold Wisdom (Collection 2, Book 9, fable 8) -engraving from " A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" Illustrated by Percy J

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portrait of Abu Ma shar (Albumasar), 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portrait of Abu Ma shar (Albumasar), 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262984 Portrait of Abu Ma shar (Albumasar), 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portrait of Ptolemy, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portrait of Ptolemy, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262982 Portrait of Ptolemy, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portrait of Homer, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portrait of Homer, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262978 Portrait of Homer, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262975 Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: While The Cat Is Away The Mice Will Play (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: While The Cat Is Away The Mice Will Play (colour litho)
6025787 Proverbs Improved: While The Cat Is Away The Mice Will Play (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: While The Cat Is Away The Mice Will Play)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Faint Heart Ne er Won Fair Lady (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Faint Heart Ne er Won Fair Lady (colour litho)
6025780 Proverbs Improved: Faint Heart Ne er Won Fair Lady (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faint Heart Ne er Won Fair Lady)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: There Are None So Deaf As Those Who Will Not Hear (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: There Are None So Deaf As Those Who Will Not Hear (colour litho)
6025789 Proverbs Improved: There Are None So Deaf As Those Who Will Not Hear (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Warm September brings the fruit... (litho)

Warm September brings the fruit... (litho)
6005979 Warm September brings the fruit... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warm September brings the fruit, / Sportsmen then begin to shoot)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Fables of La Fontaine: The fool who sold wisdom (litho)

Fables of La Fontaine: The fool who sold wisdom (litho)
6002150 Fables of La Fontaine: The fool who sold wisdom (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fool who sold wisdom)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva Callimorphos, with helmet

Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva Callimorphos, with helmet
5323773 Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva Callimorphos, with helmet by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva Callimorphos)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerve Ergane (Minerva Worker), with helmet and snake

Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerve Ergane (Minerva Worker), with helmet and snake
5323771 Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerve Ergane (Minerva Worker), with helmet and snake by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portrait of Bodhidharma (v. 440-528), an Indian monk considered the founder of the Chan Buddhist

Portrait of Bodhidharma (v. 440-528), an Indian monk considered the founder of the Chan Buddhist school (Zen)
LSE4087184 Portrait of Bodhidharma (v. 440-528), an Indian monk considered the founder of the Chan Buddhist school (Zen), the Shaolin monastery and its kung fu school (Kung fu)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portrait of Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portrait of Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262980 Portrait of Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portraits of Ovid and Juvenal, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portraits of Ovid and Juvenal, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262971 Portraits of Ovid and Juvenal, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Tis Not The Coat That Makes The Gentleman (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Tis Not The Coat That Makes The Gentleman (colour litho)
6025774 Proverbs Improved: Tis Not The Coat That Makes The Gentleman (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tis Not The Coat That Makes The Gentleman)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Time And Tide Wait For No Man (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Time And Tide Wait For No Man (colour litho)
6025786 Proverbs Improved: Time And Tide Wait For No Man (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Time And Tide Wait For No Man)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Pride Goes Before A Fall (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Pride Goes Before A Fall (colour litho)
6025784 Proverbs Improved: Pride Goes Before A Fall (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pride Goes Before A Fall)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Waste Not, Want Not (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Waste Not, Want Not (colour litho)
6025783 Proverbs Improved: Waste Not, Want Not (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waste Not, Want Not)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: More Haste Less Speed (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: More Haste Less Speed (colour litho)
6025782 Proverbs Improved: More Haste Less Speed (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: More Haste Less Speed)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: There Are More Fish In The Sea Than Ever Came Out Of It (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: There Are More Fish In The Sea Than Ever Came Out Of It (colour litho)
6025781 Proverbs Improved: There Are More Fish In The Sea Than Ever Came Out Of It (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Birds Of A Feather Flock Together (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Birds Of A Feather Flock Together (colour litho)
6025778 Proverbs Improved: Birds Of A Feather Flock Together (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds Of A Feather Flock Together)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed (colour litho)
6025776 Proverbs Improved: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds (colour litho)
6025762 Proverbs Improved: Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds)

Background imageWisdom Collection: March brings the breezes loud and shrill... (litho)

March brings the breezes loud and shrill... (litho)
6005971 March brings the breezes loud and shrill... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: March brings the breezes loud and shrill)

Background imageWisdom Collection: January brings the snow... (litho)

January brings the snow... (litho)
6005970 January brings the snow... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: January brings the snow, / Makes our feet and fingers glow)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Jesus parmi les docteurs - Christ among the Doctors - Cruz, Diego de la (active 1482-1500) - c

Jesus parmi les docteurs - Christ among the Doctors - Cruz, Diego de la (active 1482-1500) - c
FIA5399645 Jesus parmi les docteurs - Christ among the Doctors - Cruz, Diego de la (active 1482-1500) - c. 1490 - Oil on wood - 102x76 - Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid by Cruz

Background imageWisdom Collection: A child thats born on the Sabbath day... (litho)

A child thats born on the Sabbath day... (litho)
6005988 A child thats born on the Sabbath day... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: A child thats born on the Sabbath day, / Is fair, and wise)

Background imageWisdom Collection: If the bees stay at home... (litho)

If the bees stay at home... (litho)
6005959 If the bees stay at home... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: If the bees stay at home, / Rain will come soon; / If they fly away)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted (colour litho)
6025790 Proverbs Improved: A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: You May Take A Horse To The Water But You Cannot Make Him Drink (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: You May Take A Horse To The Water But You Cannot Make Him Drink (colour litho)
6025775 Proverbs Improved: You May Take A Horse To The Water But You Cannot Make Him Drink (colour litho) by May, Grace H

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Willing Hands Make Light Work (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Willing Hands Make Light Work (colour litho)
6025771 Proverbs Improved: Willing Hands Make Light Work (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willing Hands Make Light Work)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)

Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262973 Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Background imageWisdom Collection: The Emperor Charlemagne (747-814) Visits a School, illustration from First Book of French History

The Emperor Charlemagne (747-814) Visits a School, illustration from First Book of French History by A
CHT175035 The Emperor Charlemagne (747-814) Visits a School, illustration from First Book of French History by A. Aymard, published by Hachette, 1933 (colour litho) by Beuzon

Background imageWisdom Collection: The ancient precepts (b / w photo)

The ancient precepts (b / w photo)
7181843 The ancient precepts (b/w photo) by Wendt, Lionel (1900-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ancient precepts)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Odin consulting the Volva (seeress) (colour litho)

Odin consulting the Volva (seeress) (colour litho)
7173312 Odin consulting the Volva (seeress) (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odin consulting the Volva (seeress)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Volva (seeress) (colour litho)

Volva (seeress) (colour litho)
7173306 Volva (seeress) (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volva (seeress)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth (colour litho)
6025767 Proverbs Improved: Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth)

Background imageWisdom Collection: Proverbs Improved: A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss (colour litho)

Proverbs Improved: A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss (colour litho)
6025791 Proverbs Improved: A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss)




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"Wisdom: A Journey through Time and Cultures" In the grand halls of King Solomon's palace, the Queen of Sheba embarked on a quest for wisdom. Her visit to this wise ruler symbolized the pursuit of knowledge that transcends borders and time. Across distant lands, great thinkers like Buddha, Laotzu, and Confucius imparted their profound teachings. Their words echoed through generations, guiding seekers towards enlightenment and understanding. Through artistry, William John Wainwright depicted the Parable Of The Wise And Foolish Virgins. This timeless tale reminds us to be prepared in life's uncertainties and embrace wisdom when it comes knocking at our door. Norman Wisdom may have brought laughter to many with his comedic genius but even he recognized the value in his craft. His work under Rank Studios showcased how intelligence can be woven into entertainment. The Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape painted by unknown artists revealed the depth hidden within everyday scenes. Each proverb offered nuggets that resonated with people from all walks of life. As twilight settled over Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal prayer flags fluttered gently in the breeze. These colorful symbols carried prayers for peace and enlightenment - a testament to humanity's collective yearning for wisdom. Odin, Norse God of wisdom, poetry, war, and agriculture embodied an ancient belief system where knowledge was revered as divine power. His line engraving serves as a reminder that true wisdom encompasses various aspects of life. Sigmund Freud's sepia photograph captured not only his likeness but also his intellectual prowess as he delved into the depths of human psychology. He challenged conventional thinking while expanding our understanding of ourselves. Greek poets and philosophers left an indelible mark on civilization with their profound insights into love, truth, beauty – all facets encompassing human existence. Their words continue to inspire seekers on their quest for wisdom.