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Characteristic Collection (#2)

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Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Valdarno with the balze, near Persignano, Terranuova Bracciolini, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

Valdarno with the balze, near Persignano, Terranuova Bracciolini, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Innsbruck, Tirol / Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Innsbruck, Tirol / Tyrol, Austria, Europe
Innsbruck, Tirol/Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Fish

Fish
The influence of Western naturalism upon the Japanese tradition of calligraphic drawing is shown in this water colour and one can also trace in it the influence of Western composition

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Tartars, people from the Kakasus, Russia, in typical traditional costume, around 1890, Historic

Tartars, people from the Kakasus, Russia, in typical traditional costume, around 1890, Historic
5 people, attire, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, clothes, colouring, contemporary, copy, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Typical Transylvanian village structure, here in Rasinari, Transylvania, Romania

Typical Transylvanian village structure, here in Rasinari, Transylvania, Romania
1 person, balkan, balkan peninsula, characteristic, cities, east europe, east european, eastern european, europe's, european, municipal, romanian, rumanian, single person, southeast europe

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Typical Transylvanian village structure, here in Calnic. Calnic, German Kelling

Typical Transylvanian village structure, here in Calnic. Calnic, German Kelling
alba county, balkan, balkan peninsula, characteristic, cities, deserted, east europe, east european, eastern european, europe's, european, german, municipal, no one, nobody, romanian, rumanian

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Gypsy villa, house of a gypsy baron near Hunedora, typical sheet metal work on the roof

Gypsy villa, house of a gypsy baron near Hunedora, typical sheet metal work on the roof. Transylvania, Romania
architectural photograph, architectural view, assorted, balkan, balkan peninsula, building, buildings, characteristic, color, color shade, color shades, colored, colorful, colorfully, colour

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Gelmar in Hunedoara County, typical street village in Transylvania, Romania

Gelmar in Hunedoara County, typical street village in Transylvania, Romania
architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belfry, bell tower, bell towers, bell-tower, building, buildings, characteristic, christian

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Farming in the Maramures, Romania, traditional haystacks

Farming in the Maramures, Romania, traditional haystacks
acreage, acreages, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, balkan, balkan peninsula, characteristic, cities, cultivate, cultivated area, cultivating, cultivation, cultivations, culture, custom

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: The Basilica of Fourteen Saints, pilgrimage church, place of worship dedicated to the Holy

The Basilica of Fourteen Saints, pilgrimage church, place of worship dedicated to the Holy Fourteen Helpers in Need
14, abbey, abbeys, baroque, basilica of the fourteen holy helpers, basilicas, basilika, bath, baths, bavarian, bayern, belfry, bell tower, bell towers, bell-tower, building, buildings, chapelle

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Alberobello, view over the trulli to the church of Santa Lucia, Puglia, Italy

Alberobello, view over the trulli to the church of Santa Lucia, Puglia, Italy
apulia, attraction, attractions, building, buildings, characteristic, church building, churches, circular building, circular buildings, cities, city portrait, city scape, city view

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Alberobello, Trulli, Puglia, Italy

Alberobello, Trulli, Puglia, Italy
apulia, attraction, attractions, building, buildings, characteristic, circular building, circular buildings, cities, cultural monument, cultural monuments, cultural site, cultural sites, deserted

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Alberobello, Il Trullo siamese, Zwiliingstrullo, Puglia, Italy

Alberobello, Il Trullo siamese, Zwiliingstrullo, Puglia, Italy
apulia, attraction, attractions, building, buildings, characteristic, circular building, circular buildings, cities, cultural monument, cultural monuments, cultural site, cultural sites, deserted

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Alberobello, Trullo Detail, Puglia, Italy

Alberobello, Trullo Detail, Puglia, Italy
apulia, attraction, attractions, building, buildings, characteristic, circular building, circular buildings, cities, close up, close ups, closeup, cultural monument, cultural monuments

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Types at the Nuremberg Market, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, historical wood engraving, c

Types at the Nuremberg Market, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, historical wood engraving, c
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, art print, art prints, arts, attire, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, bunch of, characteristic, close, close up, clothes, copy, crowd, crowds of people

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Calvary and Church of Notre Dame des Trois Fontaines between Briec and Pleyben, Brittany, France

Calvary and Church of Notre Dame des Trois Fontaines between Briec and Pleyben, Brittany, France
architectural photograph, architectural view, artistic, artistically, arts, attraction, attractions, basilica of our lady of the immaculate conception, bretagne, brittany, building, buildings

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Parish of Guimiliau, Church and Calvary, Calvaire of Guimiliau was built between 1581 and 1588

Parish of Guimiliau, Church and Calvary, Calvaire of Guimiliau was built between 1581 and 1588
200, architectural photograph, architectural view, artistic, artistically, arts, attraction, attractions, belfry, bell tower, bell towers, bell-tower, bretagne, brittany, building, buildings

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Lampaul-Guimiliau, Church of Notre-Dame and Calvarie, Calvaire in the enclosed parish, Brittany

Lampaul-Guimiliau, Church of Notre-Dame and Calvarie, Calvaire in the enclosed parish, Brittany, France
art work, artistic, artistically, arts, artwork, artworks, basilica of our lady of the immaculate conception, belfry, bell tower, bell towers, bell-tower, bretagne, brittany, calvary, catedral

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Marienbrunnen, Parish and Collegiate Church of St. Philip and St

Marienbrunnen, Parish and Collegiate Church of St. Philip and St. James, Kapellplatz with the Chapel of Grace
abbey, abbeys, altoetting, bavarian, bayern, building, buildings, chapel of grace, chapelle, chapels, characteristic, christian, church building, churches, collegiate church, county

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Marienbrunnen, Capuchin Church of Saint Magdalena, Kapellplatz with the Chapel of Grace

Marienbrunnen, Capuchin Church of Saint Magdalena, Kapellplatz with the Chapel of Grace, Altoetting, Upper Bavaria
altoetting, baroque, bavarian, bayern, building, buildings, capuchin church, chapel of grace, chapelle, chapels, characteristic, christian, church building, churches, county, cultural monument

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Mexico, coffee at the Mexican Central Railroad, woman in Mexican traditional costume offers

Mexico, coffee at the Mexican Central Railroad, woman in Mexican traditional costume offers the traveller typical
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, america, attire, baked goods, bakery products, beverage, cakes, characteristic, clothes, coffee, coffees, copy, country-specific, deserted, dessert, desserts, digital

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Drawing the ash cross on the forehead of the faithful, custom on Ash Wednesday in Bavaria

Drawing the ash cross on the forehead of the faithful, custom on Ash Wednesday in Bavaria, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, bayern, belief, believer, believers, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, copy, culture, custom, devout, digital, digitally, draw, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Warrior from the Rajput caste, a warlike and chivalrous tribe from the kshatriya caste

Warrior from the Rajput caste, a warlike and chivalrous tribe from the kshatriya caste
1900s, 19th-century, 4, 4 people, black, black-and-white, black-white, bunch of, castes, characteristic, clan, copy, culture, custom, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, ethnic

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Ethnic groups in the time of the Augsburg patricians, Germany, 1520, Augsburg gender dance

Ethnic groups in the time of the Augsburg patricians, Germany, 1520, Augsburg gender dance, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, copy, culture, custom, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, ethnic, ethnic group, ethnic groups, ethnic minorities

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Ethnic groups in the time of the patricians of Augsburg, Germany, 1520, Augsburg gender dance

Ethnic groups in the time of the patricians of Augsburg, Germany, 1520, Augsburg gender dance, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, copy, culture, custom, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, ethnic, ethnic group, ethnic groups

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: The traditional traditional costume in the 16th century, Germany, Historical

The traditional traditional costume in the 16th century, Germany, Historical
16th c. 1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, attire, black, black-and-white, black-white, centuries, century, characteristic, clothes, copy, culture, custom, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: The traditional costume in the 17th century, Germany, Historical

The traditional costume in the 17th century, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century
17th-century, 1900s, 19th-century, attire, black, black-and-white, black-white, centuries, century, characteristic, clothes, copy, culture, custom, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Harvest Festival in the Uckermark, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th

Harvest Festival in the Uckermark, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
1900s, 19th-century, black, black-and-white, black-white, brandenburg, celebrate, celebrating, celebrations, characteristic, copy, culture, custom, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Christuskirche, old town hall, market church, Sachsenross, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Christuskirche, old town hall, market church, Sachsenross, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, postcard with text
accurate, administration building, administrative building, administrative buildings, animal depiction, animal depictions, animal figure, animal figures, animal form, animal motiv, animal-like

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Rocamadour, Lot department, Midi-Pyrenees region, Occitanie, place of pilgrimage of the Roman

Rocamadour, Lot department, Midi-Pyrenees region, Occitanie, place of pilgrimage of the Roman Catholic Church, France
building, buildings, camino di santiago, chapelle, chapels, characteristic, church building, churches, cultural monument, cultural monuments, culture, custom, departement lot, deserted, europe's

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Fisheries, the fresh fish market, 1880, Kiel, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an

Fisheries, the fresh fish market, 1880, Kiel, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, consumption, contemporary, copy, country-specific, deal, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Courtship, old custom of courtship, engagement and marriage, relationship, 1880, Germany, Historic

Courtship, old custom of courtship, engagement and marriage, relationship, 1880, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, contemporary, copy, courting, courting seasons, courtship, courtship behavior, courtship behaviors

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Historical illustration of a game in the water, made by natives, Kimberley, South Africa, Historical

Historical illustration of a game in the water, made by natives, Kimberley, South Africa, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, activities, activity, archive, art print, art prints, australian, characteristic, children, copy, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, ethnic

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Schuetzenfest, c. 1885, a traditional festival or fair with target shooting

Schuetzenfest, c. 1885, a traditional festival or fair with target shooting
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, awards, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, contemporary, copy, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, distribution

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Schuetzenfest, a traditional festival or fair with target shooting

Schuetzenfest, a traditional festival or fair with target shooting, here the defile of the participants in a procession
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, competitor, contemporary, copy, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Cultural state at the end of the 15th century, Dance of the Patricians, Germany, Historic

Cultural state at the end of the 15th century, Dance of the Patricians, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, activities, activity, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, contemporary, copy, culture, culture condition, custom, dance, dancers, dances

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Cultural state in the 17th century, dancing party at a ball, Germany, Historic

Cultural state in the 17th century, dancing party at a ball, Germany, Historic
17th-century, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, activities, activity, archive, ball, balls, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, contemporary, copy, culture, culture condition, custom

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Historical illustration of a Christmas tradition in Podolia or Podilia, Podolia

Historical illustration of a Christmas tradition in Podolia or Podilia, Podolia, a historical region in Eastern Europe
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, art print, art prints, black, black-and-white, black-white, celebrate, celebrating, celebrations, characteristic, children, copy, culture, custom, depiction

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Woman in traditional traditional costume from the Black Forest, Germany, historical

Woman in traditional traditional costume from the Black Forest, Germany, historical, photochrome print from the 1890s
1 person, attire, baden-wuerttemberg, baden-wurttemberg, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, clothes, contemporary, copy, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, drawing, drawings

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: On the Eve of Christmas, Knecht Ruprecht Visits the Family and the Children, 1880, Germany

On the Eve of Christmas, Knecht Ruprecht Visits the Family and the Children, 1880, Germany
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, celebrate, celebrating, celebrations, ceremonial, ceremonialy, characteristic, childlike, children, christian

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: The landlord returns from the pilgrimage in 1879 from Mecca and is greeted by his subjects

The landlord returns from the pilgrimage in 1879 from Mecca and is greeted by his subjects
1900s, 19th-century, archive, belief, believer, believers, black, black-and-white, black-white, camelid, camelidae, camelids, cargo camel, characteristic, contemporary, copy, culture, custom

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: People from the Black Forest in their folk costumes, 1870, Germany

People from the Black Forest in their folk costumes, 1870, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th
4 people, attire, baden-wuerttemberg, baden-wurttemberg, bath, characteristic, clothes, culture, custom, digital, digitally, europe's, festive dress, folklore, folkloric, folkloristic, folksy

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Jewish woman, noble Jewish woman in noble dress and with much jewellery, from Tangier, Morocco

Jewish woman, noble Jewish woman in noble dress and with much jewellery, from Tangier, Morocco, Jewish woman
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, attribute, attributes, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, classy, cloth, contemporary, copy, costly, culture, custom, depiction

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Prosit Neujahr, Family calls a greeting to the neighbours, 1880, Germany, Historic

Prosit Neujahr, Family calls a greeting to the neighbours, 1880, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, black, black-and-white, black-white, call, calling, celebrate, celebrating, celebrations, ceremonial, ceremonialy, characteristic, childlike, children, contemporary

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Sublime male traditional costume with bright colours and gugel

Sublime male traditional costume with bright colours and gugel, A gugel was a kind of hood with trailing lace
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, attire, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, clothes, clothing style, color, colour, concept, concept image, culture, custom, depiction, depictions

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Shell traditional costume, end of the 14th century, Paris, France, Historical

Shell traditional costume, end of the 14th century, Paris, France, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, attire, bells, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, chic, clothes, clothing style, concept, concept image, culture, custom, depiction, depictions

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Noble Burgundy Costume, 15th century, France, Burgundy, History of Fashion, Costume History

Noble Burgundy Costume, 15th century, France, Burgundy, History of Fashion, Costume History, Historical
15th c. 15th century, 1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, attire, black, black-and-white, black-white, bourgogne, burgundy, characteristic, chic, classy, clothes, clothing style, concept, concept image

Background imageCharacteristic Collection: Court of reprimand at the Haberfeldtreiben, Haberfeldtreiben is a secret court of reprimand in

Court of reprimand at the Haberfeldtreiben, Haberfeldtreiben is a secret court of reprimand in the Oberland, Bavaria
1900s, 19th-century, area, areas, bavarian, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, bunch of, characteristic, cities, close, close up, contemporary, crowd, crowds of people




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"Captivating Characteristic Expressions from Around the World" Art Exhibition Glasgow: A vibrant showcase of creativity, where every stroke of the brush reveals the characteristic essence of Scottish art. Nelson in his cabin on the H. M. S. Victory: Stepping into history, we witness Admiral Nelson's unwavering determination and characteristic leadership aboard his legendary ship. Flame tests: Unveiling a colorful symphony of chemical reactions, flame tests illuminate each element's unique characteristic glow. Indonesian Dancers: Graceful movements intertwine with traditional melodies as Indonesian dancers captivate audiences with their characteristic elegance and cultural richness. Groucho Marx / Postcard: With a mischievous grin and witty charm, Groucho Marx leaves an indelible mark on comedy, forever embodying the characteristic spirit of laughter. Poster against American capitalism: Boldly challenging societal norms, this poster serves as a powerful reminder that resistance is a defining characteristic of democracy. A Prize Fight: In the boxing ring, strength meets strategy as fighters unleash their most primal characteristics to claim victory in this intense battle for glory. Welcome to Wyoming - Forever West: Journey through vast plains and boundless skies; Wyoming welcomes you with its timeless landscapes that epitomize the untamed characteristics of America's Wild West. Life Elevated - Welcome to Utah: As majestic mountains rise above picturesque valleys, Utah beckons adventurers seeking solace in nature's grandeur while embracing life at its highest elevation – truly capturing the state's distinctive characteristics. Red telephone boxes - London, England: Standing tall amidst modernity, these iconic red telephone boxes are quintessentially British – symbolic reminders of London's rich heritage and enduring characteristics that define English culture. A street vendor selling her flowers in Hanoi, Vietnam .