Gesturing Collection (#51)

Black limestone Nazimaruttash kudurru (boundary stone) stone, depicting god Marduk
Kassite civilization, 13th century b.C. Black limestone Nazimaruttash kudurru (boundary stone) stone, depicting god Marduk. Copy made under the Kingdom of Marduk-apal-iddina

Relief depicting Jupiter as child with wet nurse and two warriors, from Italy
Roman civilization 1st-2nd century A.D. Relief depicting Jupiter as a child with the wet nurse and two warriors. From Italy

Statuette in bronze, silver and mother-of-pearl, circa 2500 b. c. from Mari, Tell Hariri (Syria)
Sumerian civilization, 3rd millenium b.C. Syria. Statuette in bronze, silver and mother-of-pearl, circa 2500 b.C. From Mari, Tell Hariri (Syria)

Bronze statue of seated child, 200-150 b. c. from Lake Trasimeno
Etruscan civilization, 3rd-2nd century b.C. Bronze statue of a seated child, 200-150 b.C. From Lake Trasimeno

Italy, Arezzo Province, Cortona, Boario, Bronze statue depicting God Selvans
Etruscan civilization, 3rd century b.C. Bronze statue depicting the God Selvans b.C. From Foro Boario, Cortona, Arezzo Province

Bronze statue depicting God Selvans, from Foro Boario, Cortona, Arezzo Province
Etruscan civilization, 3rd century b.C. Bronze statue depicting the God Selvans b.C. From Foro Boario, Cortona, Arezzo Province

Italy, Arezzo Province, Cortona, Bronze statue of God Culsans
Etruscan civilization, 4th-3rd century b.C. Bronze statue of God Culsans, 300-250 b.C. From Cortona, Arezzo Province

Orangutan reaching into the air

Italy, Vercelli, Last Supper painting
Bernardino Lanino (1512-1583), Last Supper

Hungary, Budapest, The Lament of Ossian, detail
Kisfaludy Karoli (1788-1830), The Lament of Ossian, 1825. Detail

France, Lyon, The ballet of Faust
Jean Seignemartin (1848-1875), The Ballet of Faust, 1871

Italy, Florence, The Plague, wax sculpture
Gaetano Giulio Zumbo or Zummo (1656-1701), The Plague, wax sculpture

Italy, Varallo, painting fragment of The Flagellation
Bernardino Lanino (1512-1583), The Flagellation. Fragment

France, Rheims, Voltaire Welcoming Franklin and his nephew
Achille Deveria (1800-1857), Voltaire (1694-1778) Welcoming Franklin (1706-1790) and his Nephew, 1826

France, Rheims, Desdemona at the feet of her father (Othello scene)
Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863), Desdemona at the Feet of her Father, 1852 (Othello, Act 1, Scene 3)

Italy, Florence, Portrait of a Veiled woman
Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520), Portrait of a Veiled Woman, ca. 1516

UK, London, The prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane
Correggio (also Antonio da Correggio or Antonio Allegri, 1489-1534), The Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane

Finland, Helsinki, Kullervos Curse
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931), Kullervos Curse, 1899

Italy, Portrait of Saint Peter Crying
Guido Reni (1575-1642), Saint Peter Crying

UK, London, Ecce Homo (Behold the Man)
Correggio (also Antonio da Correggio or Antonio Allegri, 1489-1534), Ecce Homo (Behold the Man)

France, Lyon, The angel and the mother
Louis Janmot (1814-1892), The Angel and the Mother

France, Lyon, Nightmare
Louis Janmot (1814-1892), Nightmare

France, Lyon, The grain of wheat
Louis Janmot (1814-1892), The Grain of Wheat

Russia, The apparition
Marc Chagall (1887-1985), The Apparition

Italy, Portrait of Saint Joseph
Guido Reni (1575-1642), Saint Joseph

Russia, painting of The Instigator
David Petrovic Sheterenberg (1881-1948), The Instigator, 1928

France, Lyon, Hagar Introduced to Abraham
Victor Orsel (1795-1850), Hagar Introduced to Abraham, oil on canvas

France, Paris, The Purification of the Virgin
Guido Reni (1575-1642), The Purification of the Virgin, 1638-39

France, Paris, Passage from the Second to the Third Gallery in the Great Pyramid at Giza
Archeology - Egypt - 19th century. Passage from the second to the third gallery in the Great Pyramid at Giza. From Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer, 1804. Engraving

Italy, Rome, Madonna and child with the infant Saint John
Correggio (also Antonio da Correggio or Antonio Allegri, 1489-1534), Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

France, Lyon, The fathers house
Louis Janmot (1814-1892), The Fathers House, 1854, oil on canvas, 130x143 cm. Detail

France, Saint-Omer, Old man or jealous lover, 1791
Louis-Leopold Boilly (1761-1845), The Old Man or The Jealous Lover, 1791

France, Rouen, Man with Globe
Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), The Man with a Globe

France, Paris, Carnival of VeNice (Minuetto)
Giovanni Domenico (or Giandomenico) Tiepolo (1727-1804), Carnival of Venice (Minuetto)

France, Paris, Charlatan
Giovanni Domenico (or Giandomenico) Tiepolo (1727-1804), The Charlatan

France, Paris, Four Seasons Spring or Earthly Paradise
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), The Four Seasons: Spring or the Earthly Paradise, 1660-64, oil on canvas, 118x160 cm

France, Rouen, Joan of Arc Being Led to Stake
Isidore Patrois (1815-1884), Joan of Arc Being Led to the Stake

France, Paris, View of Harbor with Capitoline Hill
Claude Le Lorraine (born Claude GellA

France, Rouen, Francis I of France Receiving Painting Made by Raffaello Sanzio
Anicet Charles Gabriel Lemonnier (1743-1824), Francis I of France (1494-1547) Receiving a Painting Made by Raffaello Sanzio

France, Paris, Country Festival, close-up
Claude Le Lorraine (born Claude GellA

France, Paris, Ulysses returns Chryseis to her father, close-up
Claude Le Lorraine (born Claude GellA

Baths near Stabian Gate, frigidarium, Pompei, Volume IV, restoration essays, plate X by Fausto and Felice Niccolini
Fausto and Felice Niccolini, Pompei, Volume IV. Restoration essays. Plate X: baths nearby Stabian Gate, frigidarium

Italy, Campania, Ercolano, Astragalus players (also known as Dice players), monochrome painting on marble 1st Century A.D

Italy, Campania, Pompeii, The sacrifice of Iphigenia from the House of the Tragic Poet, fresco 1st Century A.D. Italy, Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Archaeological Museum), Roman art

Attic stamnos (type of pottery used to store liquids) representing Dionysus cult 5th Century B.C. Italy, Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Archaeological Museum), Greek art

Fresco portraying Prince of Lilies, from Palace of Knossos
Minoan civilization, 18th-15th century b.C. Fresco portraying the Prince of Lilies. From the Palace of Knossos

Egypt, Luxor, Ancient Thebes, Amonherkhopeshaf, son of Ramses IIIs Tomb, painted relief depicting King in front of
Egypt - Luxor - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO, World Heritage List, 1979), Amonherkhopeshaf, son of Ramses IIIs Tomb. New Kingdom, Dynasty XX. Painted relief depicting the King in front of Duamutef

American black bear (Ursus americanus) sitting upright, pointing at himself

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"Gesturing: A Visual Language Spoken by Nature, Art, and History" William Wallace - statue in Aberdeen: As his hand reaches out towards the sky, William Wallace's gesture symbolizes defiance and unwavering determination. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) young bear rolling around in the snow, on newly formed ice: With playful gestures of joy, this young polar bear embraces the wintry landscape as if inviting us to join its frolicsome dance. Rosa Luxemburg (1871 - 1919): In her passionate speeches and writings, Rosa Luxemburg's gesturing hands became a powerful tool for expressing her revolutionary ideas and fighting for social justice. A signed photograph of Sigmund Freud, c. 1921 (sepia photo): Through subtle hand movements and facial expressions captured in this sepia-toned image, Sigmund Freud reveals his deep understanding of human psychology without uttering a single word. Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902. Creator: Mary L. Macomber: In this ethereal painting filled with tranquility, Night gently cradles her daughter Sleep with tender gestures that lull the world into peaceful slumber. The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John Trumbull: Amidst chaos and battle cries depicted on canvas through vivid gestures of bravery and sacrifice stands a testament to human resilience during times of conflict. Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy, 1346 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle: With an anguished expression on his face combined with a resolute gesture denying aid to his wounded son amidst medieval warfare captures both tragedy and paternal duty within one poignant scene. Saint Nicholas of Lipna, 1294. Artist : Alexa Petrov .