Kite Collection (#11)

A scientist (probably Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta) doing a scientific experiment in
GIA4744241 A scientist (probably Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta) doing a scientific experiment in front of the Melzi Deril family. Anonymous painting

low relief of the Plague of Milan - Saint Charles Borromee (San Carlo Borromeo
JEB4872660 low relief of the Plague of Milan - Saint Charles Borromee (San Carlo Borromeo) (1538-1584, Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan) praying (marble) by Puget

Revolutions of 1848, Five Days of Milan: Austrian prisoners on Borromeo square on March
LRI4624097 Revolutions of 1848, Five Days of Milan: Austrian prisoners on Borromeo square on March 20th (painting, 19th century) by Italian School, (19th century); Palazzo Morando, Milano

View of Diana bath, first Italian swimming pool, in Milan (Painting, 1842)
LRI4624379 View of Diana bath, first Italian swimming pool, in Milan (Painting, 1842) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Palazzo Morando, Milano

View of Basilica Sant Eustorgio, Milan (oil on canvas, 1862)
LRI4624314 View of Basilica Sant Eustorgio, Milan (oil on canvas, 1862) by Bartezzati, Luigi (1820-1905); Palazzo Morando, Milano, Italy; (add.info.: View of the Basilica of Saint Eustorgio)

View of Ticinese gate, Milan (painting, 1850)
LRI4624285 View of Ticinese gate, Milan (painting, 1850) by Fermini, Ambrogio (1811-83); Palazzo Morando, Milano, Italy; (add.info.: View of Porta Ticinese, Milan (View of Ticinese gate)

Ceremony for the cornerstone of Vittorio Emanuele II gallery on March 7th 1865
LRI4624169 Ceremony for the cornerstone of Vittorio Emanuele II gallery on March 7th 1865 (oil on wood, 1865) by Induno, Domenico (1815-78); Palazzo Morando, Milano

La Scala in Milan - View of the theatre of La Scala in Milan
XEE4163651 La Scala in Milan - View of the theatre of La Scala in Milan, Italy - (Teatro alla Scala Milano) - 1837 by Unknown Artist

Matteo secondo Visconti (Mathieu II Visconti) - Matteo II Visconti - 1319-1355
XEE4163498 Matteo secondo Visconti (Mathieu II Visconti) - Matteo II Visconti - 1319-1355 - engraving - by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bernabo Visconti, (Barnabe) (1323-1385) Duke of Milan after defeat at San Ruffillo
XEE4162801 Bernabo Visconti, (Barnabe) (1323-1385) Duke of Milan after defeat at San Ruffillo receiving the Nuncios (Galeotto Malatesta) from Pope Innocent VI

Representation of the Carroccio, a large cart bearing the city signs
XEE4155527 Representation of the Carroccio, a large cart bearing the city signs and around which gathered the militias of the communes of the Po plain

View of the theatre of La Scala in Milan, Italy. (Teatro alla Scala Milano
XEE4191400 View of the theatre of La Scala in Milan, Italy. (Teatro alla Scala Milano) Engraving in " The Illustrous World", 1887. Private collection

A Village School in Bedfordshire (oil on canvas)
CH251453 A Village School in Bedfordshire (oil on canvas) by Morgan, John (1823-86); 55.8x91.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Letter K, kite (colour litho)
6019849 Letter K, kite (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: K, kite. Illustration for Alphabet Picture Book No 0 (E J Arnold)

Nell and Bob with their kite (colour litho)
5995646 Nell and Bob with their kite (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nell and Bob with their kite)

Fire-lookouts in Yedo, Height shown by a kite flown by a boy in the street (engraving)
6026558 Fire-lookouts in Yedo, Height shown by a kite flown by a boy in the street (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire-lookouts in Yedo)

"An Unexpected Blow", 1880 (colour litho)
1078644 " An Unexpected Blow", 1880 (colour litho) by Keppler, Joseph (1838-94); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: from Album of cartoons published in Puck)

Benjamin Franklins experiment using a kite as a lightning conductor (chromolitho)
1093302 Benjamin Franklins experiment using a kite as a lightning conductor (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Women distracting a Child whose Kite is caught in a Tree, Edo Period, c
3043079 Women distracting a Child whose Kite is caught in a Tree, Edo Period, c.1800 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 20.4x55.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

A Kite Flying at Home at Malta (litho)
1615748 A Kite Flying at Home at Malta (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Kite Flying at Home at Malta)

Kite
LLM339545 Kite by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kite. Familiar Wild Birds by W Swaysland (Cassell, c 1900).); © Look and Learn

Flying Kettle Attack, from "Some Frightful War Pictures", 1915 (print)
STC64457 Flying Kettle Attack, from " Some Frightful War Pictures", 1915 (print) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Portrait of Maximilian Sforza (1490 - 1530). Miniature by Giovanni Ambrogio De Predis (v
GIA4816137 Portrait of Maximilian Sforza (1490 - 1530). Miniature by Giovanni Ambrogio De Predis (v. 1455 - 1508). by Predis, Giovanni Ambrogio de (c.1455-c.1522); Biblioteca Trivulziana, Milan

Portrait of Giacomo Puccini - 1906
GIA4812792 Portrait of Giacomo Puccini - 1906 by Rietti, Arturo (1863-1943); Museo Teatrale alla Scala, Milan, Italy; eGiancarlo Costa; Italian, out of copyright

Great demonstration in Milan on 20 September 1917 commemorating the anniversary of La
ELD4830433 Great demonstration in Milan on 20 September 1917 commemorating the anniversary of La Breche de Porta Pia which took place on 20 September 1870

City map of Milan edited by Antonio Lafreri (Lafrery or Lanfrerius) (1512-1577) in 1573
LRI4624383 City map of Milan edited by Antonio Lafreri (Lafrery or Lanfrerius) (1512-1577) in 1573. This is the oldest map in the city. Milan, Milan Museum - Map of Milan

View of San Gerolamo canal in Milan(oil on wood, 19th century)
LRI4624242 View of San Gerolamo canal in Milan(oil on wood, 19th century) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Palazzo Morando, Milano

Domenico Pino speaks to the crowd in Mercanti square in Milan, April 21th 1814 (painting
LRI4624193 Domenico Pino speaks to the crowd in Mercanti square in Milan, April 21th 1814 (painting, 19th century) by Migliara, Giovanni (1785-1837); Palazzo Morando, Milano

La corsia del Duomo a Milan (Piazza del Duomo) - Anonymous painting - Oil on wood - 1840
LRI4624152 La corsia del Duomo a Milan (Piazza del Duomo) - Anonymous painting - Oil on wood - 1840 Museo Civico di Milano, Palazzo Morando by Italian School, (19th century); Palazzo Morando, Milano

Drawing of the exterior architecture of the facade of the Teatro alla Scala
XEE4189665 Drawing of the exterior architecture of the facade of the Teatro alla Scala (Theatre de la Scala) in Milan realized by Giuseppe Piermarini (1734-1808)

Cathedral of Milan (Duomo, Milano), Italy. engraving of 1859 in "
XEE4191817 Cathedral of Milan (Duomo, Milano), Italy. engraving of 1859 in " the galleries of Europe - Italy" by armengaud. Private collection

Revolutions of 1848, Five Days of Milan: defense of the arch of Porta Nuova on March 19th
LRI4624141 Revolutions of 1848, Five Days of Milan: defense of the arch of Porta Nuova on March 19th (painting, 19th century) by Italian School, (19th century); Palazzo Morando, Milano

View of Arcivescovado court in Milan (painting, c. 1850)
LRI4624602 View of Arcivescovado court in Milan (painting, c.1850) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Palazzo Morando, Milano

Map of the area of Milan (Italy) (Engraving, 1717)
LRI4712911 Map of the area of Milan (Italy) (Engraving, 1717) by Nolin, Jean-Baptiste (c.1657-1708); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the state of Milan (Lombardy)

Milan, La Scala, around 1810
GIA4732464 Milan, La Scala, around 1810. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milan, La Scala, around 1810.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Milanese metier: a street sweeper. 1830 Locarno engraving
GIA4789775 Milanese metier: a street sweeper. 1830 Locarno engraving. by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milanese metier: a street sweeper)

Risorgimento: The Five Days of Milan (Cinque giornate di Milano) (18-22 March 1848)
GIA4797191 Risorgimento: The Five Days of Milan (Cinque giornate di Milano) (18-22 March 1848): this is one of the first episodes of the Revolutions of 1848

Drawing of the exterior architecture of the facade of the Teatro alla Scala
GIA4795360 Drawing of the exterior architecture of the facade of the Teatro alla Scala (Theatre de la Scala) in Milan realized by Giuseppe Piermarini (1734-1808)

The plague of 1630 in Bologna. paint. Property of a bank in Bologna
GIA4717259 The plague of 1630 in Bologna. paint.Property of a bank in Bologna by Italian School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plague of 1630 in Bologna)

The appearance of the first trade unions in Milan in 1901. Ill. de Beltrame
GIA4770226 The appearance of the first trade unions in Milan in 1901. Ill. de Beltrame. La Domenica del Corriere 1901. by Beltrame

Frederic Barberossa Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire conquered and destroyed Milan
GIA4780091 Frederic Barberossa Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire conquered and destroyed Milan.In 1162. by Unknown Artist, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Calendar of 1859 representing a Carnival evening at the Teatro alla Scala in 1859
GIA4778259 Calendar of 1859 representing a Carnival evening at the Teatro alla Scala in 1859. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The ticket office of the teatro alla Scala, almanach of 1833
GIA4778312 The ticket office of the teatro alla Scala, almanach of 1833. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ticket office of the teatro alla Scala)

Cupola decoree of mosaics representing Saint Victor Chapel of San Vittore in ciel d
LRI4586249 Cupola decoree of mosaics representing Saint Victor Chapel of San Vittore in ciel d oro, 5th century Basilica of Saint Ambrose (Basilica Sant Ambrogio)

Sculpted patera on the bramante apse, 1429-1481
LRI4690879 Sculpted patera on the bramante apse, 1429-1481 by Bramante, Donato (1444-1514); Church of the Madonna delle Grazie, Gravina, Italy; (add.info.: Medaillon (patera) sculpted

The spinning workshop, 1828 (Oil on canvas)
LRI4684464 The spinning workshop, 1828 (Oil on canvas) by Migliara, Giovanni (1785-1837); Private Collection; (add.info.: The spinning workshop Mylius has Boffalora Ticino near Milan Painting by)

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