Pointing Collection (#4)

ESOTERIC
Souren Arslanian

Hands In a Triangle. Abstract Ink Drawing
Johan Liewendahl

Haman denounced by Queen Esther, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665399 Haman denounced by Queen Esther, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Haman denounced by Queen Esther, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

Yugoslavian World War I recruitment advertising (poster)
XTD75424 Yugoslavian World War I recruitment advertising (poster); Private Collection

Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, and pointing out a heliocentric system of the universe, 1655-1656
530360 Galileo presenting his telescope to the Muses, and pointing out a heliocentric system of the universe, 1655-1656. Engraving; (add.info.: Note Jupiter and its satellites, the phases of Venus)

The coronation of the Virgin, (vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665476 The coronation of the Virgin, (vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The coronation of the Virgin)

The Martyrdom of Eleazar, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665472 The Martyrdom of Eleazar, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Martyrdom of Eleazar, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

General Kuroki on battlefield
2604142 General Kuroki on battlefield; (add.info.: Russo - Japanese War 1904 - 1905: General Kuroki, Commander - in - Chief of the Japanese First Army, 1904)

A Victorian walnut and upholstered sofa covered in a striped velvet with floral petit point panels (walnut wood)
1765111 A Victorian walnut and upholstered sofa covered in a striped velvet with floral petit point panels (walnut wood, velvet); Private Collection; (add.info)

Love's Bitter Potion or Dolly Pregnant, symbolism of lost virginity, after a work by Boitard
1000931 Love's Bitter Potion or Dolly Pregnant, symbolism of lost virginity, after a work by Boitard. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

Russian foreign policy
2603823 Russian foreign policy, ; (add.info.: Russian foreign policy. In 1908 Armand Fallieres, President of France 1906 - 1913, visited Russia)

Depiction of witchcraft. 16th century (engraving)
672927 Depiction of witchcraft. 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts)

Love's Bitter Potion or Dolly Pregnant, symbolism of lost virginity, after a work by Boitard
1000932 Love's Bitter Potion or Dolly Pregnant, symbolism of lost virginity, after a work by Boitard. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

Client: John Craig - White Blouse - Model: Pattie Boyd - Shoot: March 12, 1964. Date: 1964

An angel with St John the Baptist before Jerusalem, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665543 An angel with St John the Baptist before Jerusalem, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: An angel with St John the Baptist before Jerusalem)

Portrait of Omar Pasha
863565 Portrait of Omar Pasha; (add.info.: Omar Pasha ( born Michael Latas 1806-1871) Croatian-born Ottoman general. Commanded the Turkish forces during Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Ebeneezer Scrooge, 1938 (pen and black and blue ink wash on board)
823342 The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: Ebeneezer Scrooge, 1938 (pen and black and blue ink wash on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 43.5x38.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin (1647-1712)
541673 Robert Boyle (1627-91) Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, in his laboratory with Denis Papin (1647-1712) French physicist.; (add.info.: Papin is pointing to Boyle's air pump)

Adam and Eve banished from the Garden of Eden by an angel, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665374 Adam and Eve banished from the Garden of Eden by an angel, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info)

Needles: Cutting from steel wire (1), flattening end (4), stamping eye (2), punching eye (3)
542210 Needles: Cutting from steel wire (1), flattening end (4), stamping eye (2), punching eye (3), filing eye and pointing end (7), polishing (8). Specific monotonous task

Indians by the Fire, (oil on canvas)
985489 Indians by the Fire, (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 50.8x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Indians by the Fire. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the royal party viewing Stockholm... 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: the royal party viewing Stockholm from the pavilion in the Mosebacke Garden - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The King of Sweden

The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. In no part of London has a greater improvement been made than upon the spot where Hungerford Market once stood

Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs... 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs in the House of Commons on Monday, 1864. Every seat in the body of the house, and the very steps in each gangway

Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917
Geo. Chu, Lee Koon Yu & Com. L.E. Trim, 1917. Chinese American boys, who have joined the Junior Naval Scouts, with their Navy commander during World War I

Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A group of Native Americans inspecting the model weapons aboard the USS Recruit

Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Lt. Wells Hawks (1870-1941), a member of the Navy's public relations team with "Chief Bald Eagle"

Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916. Creator: Curtis & Miller. Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916
Strawberry plants on government farm, 1916

Oscar Straus, May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Oscar Straus, May 1918. Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926), former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor appearing at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street, New York City

Stephen A. Wise [i.e. Stephen S. Wise], May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Stephen A. Wise [i.e. Stephen S. Wise], May 1918. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise at a World War I Liberty Bond rally in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street, New York City

Secy Daniels, Capt. C.A. Adams, 16 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Secy Daniels, Capt. C.A. Adams, 16 Mar 1918. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) on the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Germans in S.W. Belgium, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans in S.W. Belgium, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers near large haystacks in Belgium during World War I

English Infantry, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
English Infantry, between c1914 and c1915. English infantry soldiers during World War I

Bulgaria, rapid fire guns, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bulgaria, rapid fire guns, between 1914 and c1915. Soldiers with machine guns in Bulgaria, probably during World War I

Curiosity
Yulia Zhytnii

The Hunter
Fira Mikael

Ulrika Eleonora d.y. (1688-1741), Queen of Sweden, her consort Frederick I... 18th century. Creator: Niklas Lavreince
Ulrika Eleonora d.y. (1688-1741), Queen of Sweden, her consort Frederick I (1676-1751), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, King of Sweden, 18th century

Orator in Prison, late 18th century. Creator: Hubert Robert
Orator in Prison, late 18th century

Portrait of Antoine Francois, Comte de Fourcroy (1755-1809), late 18th century. Creator: Francois Dumont
Portrait of Antoine Francois, Comte de Fourcroy (1755-1809), late 18th century

The Architect Ventura Rodriguez, 1784. Creator: Francisco Goya
The Architect Ventura Rodriguez, 1784

The Virgin of the Rocks, 1601-1700. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci
The Virgin of the Rocks, 1601-1700

The arrival of the Weesper Schuit on the Buiten Amstel (Diary, November 19), 1805-1808. Creator: Christiaan Andriessen
The arrival of the Weesper Schuit on the Buiten Amstel (Diary, November 19), 1805-1808

Un peintre fantaisiste, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un peintre fantaisiste, 19th century. Sketch taken from the Salon by Daumier - A fanciful painter

Diana and Callisto, 1579-1625. Creator: Johannes Rottenhammer the elder
Diana and Callisto, 1579-1625

Matthew the Evangelist with Benefactor, 1516-1547. Creator: Perino del Vaga
Matthew the Evangelist with Benefactor, 1516-1547

Miss Lina Grossman, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 7. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Lina Grossman, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 7

Nathanael Greene - Equestrian statues in Washington, D.C. between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Equestrian statues in Washington, D.C. between 1911 and 1942. Sculpture of Major General Nathanael Greene by Henry Kirke Brown

Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dog show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942

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"Pointing: A Powerful Gesture of Expression" Throughout history, it has served as a potent tool to convey messages and evoke emotions. From political campaigns to wartime propaganda, this simple gesture has left an indelible mark on society. In 1960, an anti-Nixon poster emerged, questioning the trustworthiness of Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon. With the caption "Would YOU buy a used car from this man?", it pointed directly at the public's skepticism towards his character. Another iconic image that employed pointing was the Kitchener Poster - "Your Country Needs You. " This powerful recruitment poster during World War I urged men to join the army and defend their nation. Lord Kitchener's stern finger commanded attention and instilled a sense of duty in countless individuals. The Compass Drill on Training Ship Arethusa in Greenhithe, Kent showcased how they are be utilized for practical purposes. Instructors guided young sailors with precise gestures, teaching them navigation skills essential for maritime exploration. Even historical figures like Sir William Wallace have been immortalized through statues depicting their commanding presence. Their outstretched arms seem to point towards bravery and resilience, inspiring generations to stand up for what they believe in. Across continents, North Korea's painting of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung showcases how they are be used as a symbol of reverence and authority. The leaders' fingers guide their people towards unity and loyalty under their regime. Artistic expressions also utilize pointing effectively. Nicolas Poussin's masterpiece "Et in Arcadia Ego" portrays shepherds gathered around a tombstone with one figure subtly gesturing towards mortality—a reminder that even paradise is not exempt from death's touch. From Italy's Vatican City to Liverpool's Albert Dock, statues continue to capture moments frozen in time through extended hands or index fingers directing our gaze or commemorating legends like singer-songwriter Billy Fury by Tom Murphy’s sculpture near Albert Dock—a tribute to his lasting impact on music.