Human Being Collection

The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668

Crew Team Rowing

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Noli Me Tangere, c1514. Artist: Titian
Noli Me Tangere, c1514. Saint Mary Magdalene encounters Christ after his resurrection. From the National Gallery, London

The Battle of San Romano, 1432 (c1435-1440). Artist: Paolo Uccello
The Battle of San Romano, 1432 (c1435-1440). The Battle of San Romano was fought between the armies of Siena and Florence

Gibralter, Europe

Whatever I do, I do not Repent, I Keep Pissing against the Moon, c1558-1560. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Whatever I do, I do not Repent, I Keep Pissing against the Moon, 1558-1560. One from a series depicting twelve proverbs. From the Museum Mayer van der Berg, Antwerp, Belgium

Arecibo message and decoded key C016 / 6817
Arecibo message and decoded key. Diagram showing the binary transmission (left) known as the Arecibo message, with the message decoded and labelled at centre and right

Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century

Virgin and Child, 16th century. From the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Guardian lions on the steps of a temple. Foggy winter morning November 2005

Saints Paraskeve, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom and Basil the Great, early 15th century. From the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Vestibule of Asylum, 1889. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Vestibule of Asylum, 1889. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Christ Appearing to His Mother, c1440. Artist: Rogier Van der Weyden
Christ Appearing to His Mother, c1496. The scene on the right panel of the Miraflores Altarpiece is the only one in this altarpiece that illustrates two events at once

Perspective
Arlen Keshishian

L Andalouse, 1927. Creator: Francis Picabia
L Andalouse, 1927. From a private collection

Presumed portrait of Beatrice Portinari, late 19th/20th century. Artist: Elisabeth Sonrel
Presumed portrait of Beatrice Portinari, late 19th/20th century. Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290) was a profound influence on the medieval Florentine poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Cocos Monastery for Men, near Tulcea, Dobruja, Romania
abbey, abbeys, architectural photograph, architectural view, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, belief, believer, believers, building, buildings, christian, church building, churches

Statue of Oscar Spaethe, at the Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania
alcohol, alcoholic, architectural photograph, architectural view, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, attraction, attractions, balkan, balkan peninsula, building, buildings, bust, busts, celebrity

In the Central Skating Ring in Berlin, Germany, historical wood engraving, ca
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, arts, arts and crafts, central district, close, close up, copy, crafting, crowd, crowds of people, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, europe's

Arab University in Cairo, Egypt, historical wood engraving, ca. 1880, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, african, arab, arabian, arabic, art print, art prints, arts, building, buildings, bunch of, close, close up, college, copy, crowd, crowds of people, depiction

Smugglers in the mountains on a mule track, Italy, historical woodcut, circa 1870
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, alpine landscape, arts, arts and crafts, black, black-and-white, black-white, cliffs, copy, countryside, crafting, criminality, depiction, depictions, deserted

Inn in the time of the Rhine Confederation, Germany, historical woodcut, circa 1870
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, arts, arts and crafts, black, black-and-white, black-white, copy, crafting, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, eatery, europe's, exact, frg

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

Matthias Klotz Monument, violin maker monument, Mittenwald, district of Garmisch Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria
2 people, appliances, art work, arts and crafts, artwork, artworks, bavarian, bayern, bust, busts, celebrity, character, commemorating, commemoration, county, crafting, device, europe's, famed

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

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

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

The Neumarkt, Platz der Hauptwache in Dresden, Germany, 1752, on the left the Gewandhaus
1900s, 19th-century, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, church building, church of our lady, churches, cloth halls, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings

Horsemen fighting on Mars la Tour, France, Situation from the time of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, activities, activity, battles, black, black-and-white, black-white, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's, excursion

Military Persons in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, 1871, Captain Stoephasius, Germany, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, aged, arts, black, black-and-white, black-white, captain, captains, character, copy, creative, creatively, demonstration, demonstrations, depiction, depictions

Reichardt Kakaowerk, Wandsbek, shower and swimming pool for female workers, Hamburg, Germany, postcard with text
accurate, arts, card, cards, congratulation, congratulations, congratulations card, congratulations note card, copy, date, dates, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, domain, domains, drawing

Reichardt Kakaowerk, Wandsbek, mens dining room, Hamburg, Germany, postcard with text, view around ca 1910, Historic
accurate, apartments, arts, card, cards, congratulation, congratulations, congratulations card, congratulations note card, copy, date, dates, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, dining hall

The new uniform of the Austrian infantry army, soldiers, army, Austria, digitally restored reproduction of an original
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, austrian, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's

Historical photo from 1870, man in uniform, photographed by Atelier Wettern, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, amusement district, archive, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally

Johann Georg fisherman, 1816 to 1897, German poet and dramatist, Germany, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, dramatist, drawing, drawings, drawn

Carriages and people in front of the old bathhouse in Salzburg, Austria, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, bathhouses, black, black-and-white, black-white, coaches, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Historical illustration depicting the last day of Emperor Joseph II 1741 to 1790, in front of his death, Austria
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, art print, art prints, black, black-and-white, black-white, children, classy, contemporary, copy, daylight, daytime, deaths, digital, digitally, distinguished

Historical illustration of an autumn afternoon in the Thiergarten in Berlin, Germany
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, afternoon, archive, art print, art prints, black, black-and-white, black-white, children, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Historical illustration showing the uniforms of the Turkish army in 1875, Turkey, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, art print, art prints, black, black-and-white, black-white, children, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's

Mehmed Ali Pasha, 1827 to 1878, was a German-born Ottoman soldier, Turkey, Army of the Danube, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, art print, art prints, children, copy, danube, danubia river, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, donau, europe's, exact, formerly, guy

Suleiman Pasha, was an Ottoman soldier, Turkey, of the Turkish Army of the Danube, Historical
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, art print, art prints, children, copy, danube, danubia river, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, donau, europe's, exact, formerly, guy

Traffic and people in the street Boulevard des Capucines, Chaussee d Antin and the new theatre in Paris, France
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, boulevards, building, buildings, contemporary, copy, countryside, cultural site, cultural sites, depiction

A summer morning on the beach of Biarritz, France, beach and swimming people, promenaders, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, atmospheric, beaches, beachfront, black, black-and-white, black-white, break of dawn, coast, coasts, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted

People and Traffic on the Street Nevsky Prospect, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, exact, formerly, historic

Fishermen catching sardines near the coast of Brittany, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, bretagne, brittany, coast, coasts, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing

Berlin, Germany, at the corner of Lennestrasse and Bellevuestrasse, Traffic and People, Historic
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, copy, corners, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's

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"The Human Being: A Tapestry of Art, Culture, and Resilience" In Rembrandt's masterpiece "The Return of the Prodigal Son, " we witness the profound journey of a human being seeking redemption and forgiveness. Just as in a crew team rowing together towards victory, humans find strength in unity and collaboration to overcome challenges that come their way. Leon-Maxime Faivre's painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" showcases the unconditional love and nurturing nature inherent in every human being, transcending cultural boundaries. Titian's powerful artwork "Noli Me Tangere" depicts the vulnerability and complexity of human emotions when faced with separation or loss. Paolo Uccello's epic painting "The Battle of San Romano" reminds us that throughout history, humans have displayed both courage on the battlefield and resilience in times of conflict. Gibraltar stands as a testament to humanity's ability to adapt and thrive amidst diverse landscapes, bridging continents while embracing its European heritage. Utagawa Kuniyoshi captures the essence of compassion in his depiction of Nichiren calming the storm – an inspiring reminder that even during turbulent times, human beings possess immense inner strength to bring peace into their lives. Pieter Bruegel the Elder challenges societal norms with his thought-provoking piece titled "Whatever I do, I do not Repent; I Keep Pissing against the Moon. " It encourages individuals to question conventions and embrace their unique identities fearlessly. From decoding messages like Arecibo message C016/6817 to creating timeless masterpieces such as Virgin and Child from centuries ago - humans' thirst for knowledge has always driven them forward intellectually. Durbar Square in Nepal symbolizes humanity's rich cultural heritage preserved through generations. It serves as a reminder that our collective past shapes our present identity while fostering connections between people across time.