Caves Collection (#2)

Daniel in the Lion's Den, 1624. Creator: Francois de Nome
Daniel in the Lion's Den, 1624.

Portrait of Ann Brown in the Role of Miranda (?), 1770. Creator: Johan Zoffany
Portrait of Ann Brown in the Role of Miranda (?), 1770.

Winter Landscape with a Peasant Family, 1750. Creator: Francesco Foschi
Winter Landscape with a Peasant Family, 1750.

Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. Creator: Jan de Visscher
Times of Day/ Aurora, 1660. From the 'Times of Day', after Nicolaes Berchem. The first in the series, it depicts dawn and features an entertaining cast of characters

Seated Nude, 1884. Creator: William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Seated Nude, 1884.

Moeris And Galatea, From Virgil's Eclogues, 1884. Creator: Samuel Palmer
Moeris And Galatea, From Virgil's Eclogues, 1884.

KingsTomb
Marcel Egger

Windows
Chuanxu Ren

Rocks
Chuanxu Ren

A Nice Day!
Chuan Chen

Petroglyph dating from the Bronze Age, San Xurxo, Cotobade, Spain, 2000 BC (petroglyph)
AIS5355998 Petroglyph dating from the Bronze Age, San Xurxo, Cotobade, Spain, 2000 BC (petroglyph); © Iberfoto

Prehistoric man, c.1880 (illustration)
8698400 Prehistoric man, c.1880 (illustration) by German School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: History. Prehistory. Bear hunting)

Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton (circa 1761-1815), 1785-86 (oil on canvas)
7337921 Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton (circa 1761-1815), 1785-86 (oil on canvas) by Romney, George (1734-1802); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Lydstep Cavern, Pembrokeshire, Wales
7243360 The Lydstep Cavern, Pembrokeshire, Wales.; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lydstep Cavern, Pembrokeshire, Wales, seen here in the 19th century)

Odysseus and Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops, 1887
7125131 Odysseus and Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops, 1887; (add.info.: Odysseus and Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops. From A Popular History of Greece, published 1887.); Photo © Ken Welsh

The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, 1630s (oil on copper, mounted on wood)
XOS5880013 The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, 1630s (oil on copper, mounted on wood) by Francken, Frans II (1581-1642); 36.2x43.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Grotte et traversee du Glacier des Bossons (b/w photo)
8640719 Grotte et traversee du Glacier des Bossons (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grotte et traversee du Glacier des Bossons)

The Chapel of Helena, Church of the Holy Sepulchre (engraving)
8638831 The Chapel of Helena, Church of the Holy Sepulchre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chapel of Helena, Church of the Holy Sepulchre)

Grotto of Antiparos, Greece (engraving)
8634953 Grotto of Antiparos, Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grotto of Antiparos, Greece. Illustration from Hellas)

Peeps into the life of early mankind (litho)
8676268 Peeps into the life of early mankind (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peeps into the life of early mankind)

Mythological scene with Ceyx and Alcyone transformed into kingfishers
3480612 Mythological scene with Ceyx and Alcyone transformed into kingfishers; (add.info.: Mythological scene with Ceyx and Alcyone transformed into kingfishers ('halcyons')

Petra, 1900
1580070 Petra, 1900; (add.info.: Petra. El-Khazneh, the portico, Nabatean ruins, Jordan. circa 1900); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting an entrance to the caves of Elephanta near Bombay, India, 19th century
5310680 An engraving depicting an entrance to the caves of Elephanta near Bombay, India, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting a cave dwelling in the side of the cliffs on a branch of the San Juan River
5310678 An engraving depicting a cave dwelling in the side of the cliffs on a branch of the San Juan River, accessible only by steps

Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar. 18th century (photo)
7264837 Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar. 18th century (photo); Gibraltar; (add.info.: Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar. Tableau showing gunners preparing a cannon for action)

Bernadette Soubirous, c.1870-1880 (illustration)
8698470 Bernadette Soubirous, c.1870-1880 (illustration); (add.info.: Religion. The Virgin Mary appears to Bernadette Soubirous in the cave of Lourdes, 1858)

Early artists and printers at work (litho)
8676240 Early artists and printers at work (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early artists and printers at work)

Gibraltar (engraving)
8676824 Gibraltar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gibraltar. Illustration from The Illustrated News of the World, 2 July 1859.); © Look and Learn

The Chapel in the Cave of the Cross (engraving)
8638834 The Chapel in the Cave of the Cross (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chapel in the Cave of the Cross)

Popular Superstitions: Seeing the new moon (colour litho)
8668703 Popular Superstitions: Seeing the new moon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seeing the new moon)

Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar. 18th century (photo)
7264852 Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar. 18th century (photo); Gibraltar; (add.info.: Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar. Tableau in St)

Temptation of Saint Anthony (oil on copper)
8682955 Temptation of Saint Anthony (oil on copper) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); (add.info.: By David Teniers the Younger)

Cellars in Mt. St. Peter, Maastricht. View of the interior gallery, and men excavating a fossil head of a
FLO4574426 Cellars in Mt. St. Peter, Maastricht. View of the interior gallery, and men excavating a fossil head of a crocodile-like mosasaur

Aristomenes escaping from the pit (engraving)
8635003 Aristomenes escaping from the pit (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristomenes escaping from the pit into which he had been thrown by)

Grotto of St Andre, Nice, France (engraving)
8677084 Grotto of St Andre, Nice, France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grotto of St Andre, Nice, France)

Cave, Cell, Chop, Chub, Clam, Club, Coal, Coat, Cock, Cock, Cock, Cock (engraving)
8649987 Cave, Cell, Chop, Chub, Clam, Club, Coal, Coat, Cock, Cock, Cock, Cock (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cave, Cell, Chop, Chub, Clam)

Burma: The Gokteik Bridge, Natural Arch and Cave below (b/w photo)
8646154 Burma: The Gokteik Bridge, Natural Arch and Cave below (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gokteik Bridge, Natural Arch and Cave below)

Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas)
XOS5879301 Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Salvator Rosa At dusk)

Echo and Narcissus (w/c & gouache on paper)
5889172 Echo and Narcissus (w/c & gouache on paper) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 30.5x27.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © The Maas Gallery, London

Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar. 18th century (photo)
7264834 Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar. 18th century (photo); Gibraltar; (add.info.: Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar. A tableau showing two soldiers at work on a tunnel face)

Lady Emma Hamilton as Ariadne, 1800s (print)
7341883 Lady Emma Hamilton as Ariadne, 1800s (print) by Romney, George (1734-1802); 41.7x32.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: George Romney [artist]; S)

Fingal's Cave, Island of Staffa, Scotland 1884 (Oil on canvas)
8766654 Fingal's Cave, Island of Staffa, Scotland 1884 (Oil on canvas) by Moran, Thomas (1837-1926); 62.9--76.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

Food and Beverage. Champagne making: Old chalk quarries tranformed in Champagne cellars around Reims
3434924 Food and Beverage. Champagne making: Old chalk quarries tranformed in Champagne cellars around Reims. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Plan of the underground caves near Agioi-Deka, Gortyn, Crete, and entrance to the caves
FLO4569004 Plan of the underground caves near Agioi-Deka, Gortyn, Crete, and entrance to the caves. Believed to be the site of the mythical Labyrinth by Charles Robert Cockerell

Geographical map of Mount St. Peter, Maastricht, and the main entrance to the caves
FLO4574405 Geographical map of Mount St. Peter, Maastricht, and the main entrance to the caves. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Entrance to the Caves at Beni Hasan: Ancient Egyptian burial site used mainly during the Middle Kingdom
544802 Entrance to the Caves at Beni Hasan: Ancient Egyptian burial site used mainly during the Middle Kingdom, 21st-17th centuries BC

Fingal's Cave, best-known of the caves in the basalt stacks on the southwest coast of Staffa, Inner Hebrides
537950 Fingal's Cave, best-known of the caves in the basalt stacks on the southwest coast of Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland; (add.info)

Stone age artists at work in their cave in Spain (litho)
8641835 Stone age artists at work in their cave in Spain (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stone age artists at work in their cave in Spain)

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Caves have long fascinated humans, offering a glimpse into the mysterious depths of our planet. From Fingal's Cave in Scotland to the Lascaux cave paintings in France, these natural wonders hold stories and secrets that span thousands of years. Fingal's Cave on the Isle of Staffa is a breathtaking sight, with its basalt columns creating a unique and awe-inspiring structure. It stands as a testament to the power and beauty of nature. Leon-Maxime Faivre's painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" transports us to another kind of cave - one filled with emotion and human connection. The artist captures the tender bond between two mothers, reminding us that they are also be places of warmth and love. The Paleolithic cave paintings found in Lascaux take us back in time, providing a window into prehistoric life. These ancient artworks showcase the creativity and ingenuity of early humans, leaving us marveling at their skill even after 18, 000 years. Moving from art to adventure, we find ourselves at Foxhole on Gower Peninsula in Wales. Here, a climber fearlessly ascends through an archway within the cave system. This image reminds us that they are be both beautiful landscapes and thrilling playgrounds for those seeking adrenaline-fueled experiences. In Santillana de Mar, Spain lies Altamira Caves adorned with stunning bison paintings. These masterpieces demonstrate how caves served as canvases for our ancestors' artistic expressions while preserving their cultural heritage for generations to come. Flamborough Head offers dramatic coastal cliffs where hidden sea caves await exploration. These dark recesses provide shelter for marine creatures while captivating visitors with their rugged beauty. Nottingham Castle takes us underground into man-made caves used throughout history as secret hideouts or storage spaces. These subterranean chambers add an air of mystery to this historic landmark. West Wycombe Park in Buckinghamshire boasts a network of artificial caves known as the Hell-Fire Caves.