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Reaching Collection (#20)

"Reaching for Greatness: From Mayflower to Michelangelo" Embarking on a journey, the Mayflower sets sail with full force

Background imageReaching Collection: Mount Chareleston in Fall

Mount Chareleston in Fall
Beautiful Mt Mount Charleston Nevada in summer - early fall

Background imageReaching Collection: Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalnesis orientalis, brown eagle with its long wings outstretched

Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalnesis orientalis, brown eagle with its long wings outstretched

Background imageReaching Collection: Illustration, smiling Dog leaping forward with outstretched legs, side view

Illustration, smiling Dog leaping forward with outstretched legs, side view

Background imageReaching Collection: Person in boat reaching for paddles in water

Person in boat reaching for paddles in water

Background imageReaching Collection: Three stages of Gaelic football player performing crouch lift, supporting ball with one foot

Three stages of Gaelic football player performing crouch lift, supporting ball with one foot, using other foot to lift ball, pulling it up to his body with cupped hands

Background imageReaching Collection: Illustration of tornado, a thin condensation funnel reaching from cloud to sea with ship in

Illustration of tornado, a thin condensation funnel reaching from cloud to sea with ship in background

Background imageReaching Collection: Digital illustration of toddler walking with mouth open and arms reaching out

Digital illustration of toddler walking with mouth open and arms reaching out

Background imageReaching Collection: Digital illustration of mother reaching out to baby sitting in high chair

Digital illustration of mother reaching out to baby sitting in high chair

Background imageReaching Collection: Illustration of British prisoners crowded behind bars

Illustration of British prisoners crowded behind bars

Background imageReaching Collection: Illustration of group of sperm moving towards an egg, one reaching it first

Illustration of group of sperm moving towards an egg, one reaching it first, all with anthropomorphic faces

Background imageReaching Collection: Illustration of scuba diver touching some plants on the seabed

Illustration of scuba diver touching some plants on the seabed

Background imageReaching Collection: Illustration of suns rays reaching the Earth, creating the greatest heat in the tropics

Illustration of suns rays reaching the Earth, creating the greatest heat in the tropics and impinging at oblique angle towards the poles (solar heating)

Background imageReaching Collection: Illustration of a small boy picking up food from a refrigerator, some of it spilled on the floor

Illustration of a small boy picking up food from a refrigerator, some of it spilled on the floor

Background imageReaching Collection: Illustration of tall man playing basketball

Illustration of tall man playing basketball

Background imageReaching Collection: Man on top of a mountain, desperate hands on the lost face at night with a flashlight signal

Man on top of a mountain, desperate hands on the lost face at night with a flashlight signal
Natural Park of the Sierra Mariola in Bocairent, Valencia, Spain

Background imageReaching Collection: Men with his close hands illuminating the night sky with a bundle of light

Men with his close hands illuminating the night sky with a bundle of light
Natural Park of the Sierra Mariola in Bocairent, Valencia, Spain

Background imageReaching Collection: Pyramids used as communication centers on an alien world

Pyramids used as communication centers on an alien world
Pyramids have always held a mythology that they hold more secrets than we know of. On this Alien world, they are used as advanced interstellar tracking and communication centers

Background imageReaching Collection: A remote meeting place where aliens can drop off and pick up equipment

A remote meeting place where aliens can drop off and pick up equipment, or even provide a ride to another location

Background imageReaching Collection: An alien reptoid being exploring the ruins

An alien reptoid being exploring the ruins of structures of a society long since extinct from this alien world, possibly Earth

Background imageReaching Collection: A flying saucer returns to its home base high up in the mountains

A flying saucer returns to its home base high up in the mountains
An alien being greeting a returning flying saucer to its home base high up in the mountains of its homeworld

Background imageReaching Collection: An alien being directing a UFO in making crop circles

An alien being directing a UFO in making crop circles

Background imageReaching Collection: Playful: Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster

Playful: Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster
Playful - Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster. It reads: A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men. ~ Roald Dahl

Background imageReaching Collection: An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from USNS Bridge

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from USNS Bridge
Pacific Ocean, September 19, 2012 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10)

Background imageReaching Collection: Robonaut 2, a dexterous, humanoid astronaut helper

Robonaut 2, a dexterous, humanoid astronaut helper
Robonaut 2, or R2 for short, is the next generation dexterous robot. It is faster, more dexterous and more technologically advanced than its predecessors

Background imageReaching Collection: Woman doing gymnastics on the floor, with skeleton superimposed

Woman doing gymnastics on the floor, with skeleton superimposed

Background imageReaching Collection: Human male in athletic dynamic posture, with skeleton superimposed

Human male in athletic dynamic posture, with skeleton superimposed
Human male in athletic dynamic posture, with full skeleton superimposed

Background imageReaching Collection: Artists concept of alien exploreres looking around a remote, abandoned farm

Artists concept of alien exploreres looking around a remote, abandoned farm

Background imageReaching Collection: Female body in dynamic posture with lymphatic system superimposed

Female body in dynamic posture with lymphatic system superimposed
Human female body in dynamic posture with full lymphatic system superimposed

Background imageReaching Collection: A Scelidosaurus standing on its hind legs eating conifer leaves

A Scelidosaurus standing on its hind legs eating conifer leaves

Background imageReaching Collection: Brachiosaurus dinosaur grazing on a Wollemia pine tree

Brachiosaurus dinosaur grazing on a Wollemia pine tree

Background imageReaching Collection: A Camarasaurus dinosaur dieting on the fresh upper leaves on trees

A Camarasaurus dinosaur dieting on the fresh upper leaves on trees
A sauropod Camarasaurus dinosaur, which lived during Earths Jurassic Era, reaches out for the fresh upper leaves on trees that form part of this herbivores diet

Background imageReaching Collection: Brachiosaurus dinosaurs grazing on trees

Brachiosaurus dinosaurs grazing on trees

Background imageReaching Collection: Giraffatitan and Dicraeosaurus dinosaurs grazing in a prehistoric environment

Giraffatitan and Dicraeosaurus dinosaurs grazing in a prehistoric environment

Background imageReaching Collection: Group of Brachiosaurus dinosaurs grazing on tree tops

Group of Brachiosaurus dinosaurs grazing on tree tops

Background imageReaching Collection: A Brachiosaurus herd grazing on treetops

A Brachiosaurus herd grazing on treetops
A Brachiosaurus herd graze on treetops as a flock of Pterodactylus flying reptiles fly overhead. Brachiosaurus was a herbivorous sauropod dinosaur that lived in the Jurassic Age of North America

Background imageReaching Collection: Source Size = 3563 x 5206

Source Size = 3563 x 5206
Proposed Method of Reaching the North Pole by Balloons: Balloons Starting, Balloons at Anchor, 1880

Background imageReaching Collection: View of journalist Joseph Croca -Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston

View of journalist Joseph Croca -Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston
View of journalist Joseph Croca© -Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, Za© nith

Background imageReaching Collection: Charles de La Fosse, Young Woman Kneeling and Reaching Forward [verso], French, 1636-1716

Charles de La Fosse, Young Woman Kneeling and Reaching Forward [verso], French, 1636-1716, c. 1698, red and black chalk heightened with white chalk on light brown laid paper

Background imageReaching Collection: Franazois Boucher, A Nude Woman Reaching to the Right, French, 1703 - 1770, c. 1769

Franazois Boucher, A Nude Woman Reaching to the Right, French, 1703 - 1770, c. 1769, black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk on brown laid paper

Background imageReaching Collection: Bishop Pontano kneeling before St. Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Chapel, c. 1320 (fresco)

Bishop Pontano kneeling before St. Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Chapel, c. 1320 (fresco)
XIR440727 Bishop Pontano kneeling before St. Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Chapel, c.1320 (fresco) by Giotto di Bondone (c.1266-1337); San Francesco, Lower Church, Assisi

Background imageReaching Collection: St. Cecilia Distributing Alms, c. 1612-15 (oil on canvas)

St. Cecilia Distributing Alms, c. 1612-15 (oil on canvas)
XIR438850 St. Cecilia Distributing Alms, c.1612-15 (oil on canvas) by Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (1581-1641); San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome

Background imageReaching Collection: Detail of the Holy Family and St. John the Baptist (oil on canvas) (detail of 348817)

Detail of the Holy Family and St. John the Baptist (oil on canvas) (detail of 348817)
XIR438817 Detail of the Holy Family and St. John the Baptist (oil on canvas) (detail of 348817) by Beccafumi, Domenico (1486-1551); Museo Horne, Florence

Background imageReaching Collection: Detail of the Preaching of the Antichrist, from the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio

Detail of the Preaching of the Antichrist, from the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio
XIR438801 Detail of the Preaching of the Antichrist, from the Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio, 1499-1504 (fresco) (detail of 79359) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo, Orvieto, Umbria

Background imageReaching Collection: St. John the Baptist, c. 1598-99 (oil on canvas)

St. John the Baptist, c. 1598-99 (oil on canvas)
XIR428043 St. John the Baptist, c.1598-99 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo (1571-1610) (attr. to); 94x131.9 cm; Galleria Nazionale d Arte Antica, Rome

Background imageReaching Collection: Justice Contemplates the Bust of Louis XVI (oil on canvas)

Justice Contemplates the Bust of Louis XVI (oil on canvas)
XIR418344 Justice Contemplates the Bust of Louis XVI (oil on canvas) by Lagrenee, Louis Jean Francois I (1725-1805); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageReaching Collection: Female nude seen from the back, c. 1835-40 (oil on board)

Female nude seen from the back, c. 1835-40 (oil on board)
XIR417047 Female nude seen from the back, c.1835-40 (oil on board) by Etty, William (1787-1849); 66.5x50.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Femme nue vue de dos; ); English, out of copyright




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"Reaching for Greatness: From Mayflower to Michelangelo" Embarking on a journey, the Mayflower sets sail with full force, carrying dreams and aspirations across vast oceans. Noli Me Tangere, an exquisite masterpiece by Titian, depicts the delicate touch out to forbidden desires. On the shores of England's Lincolnshire Coast, a young Grey Seal stretches its body lazily under the sun's warm embrace at Donna Nook. Just like this seal yearning for comfort, we too reach out for moments of tranquility in our busy lives. Traveling back in time to the prehistoric era, an illustration reveals a Segnosaurus gracefully reaching up to feast on leaves during the Cretaceous period. The ancient creature reminds us that even amidst change and evolution, reaching for sustenance remains essential. In Zimbabwe's Mana Pools National Park, an African Elephant named TOM 583 demonstrates immense strength as it reaches up with its trunk and effortlessly breaks off branches from towering trees. Nature teaches us that sometimes we must extend ourselves beyond limits to achieve what we desire. Sitting Bull, Chief of the Sioux tribe among American Indians exemplifies leadership through his unwavering determination and ability to reach new heights despite adversity. His legacy inspires us all to strive towards greatness. "I Want. I Want. " echoes throughout history as William Blake engraves these words into our consciousness through his thought-provoking artwork from For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise. It urges us not only to dream but also take action and reach for our desires fearlessly. Scaling cliffs near St. , a climber defies gravity on Raven Wall - a classic extreme route challenging their physical limits while embracing nature's beauty from above. Their courage serves as a reminder that sometimes reaching higher means conquering our fears head-on. A Jack Russell Terrier wearing a tutu captures hearts with its adorable antics; reminding us that sometimes reaching out for joy and playfulness is just as important as our serious pursuits.