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"From Ancient Rome to Modern Times: The Power of Speaking" In the grand halls of the Senate, Cicero's eloquent words reverberate through time

Background imageSpeaking Collection: A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 1 of 3), 1846. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 1 of 3), 1846. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
A Scene from the Play Hana no ura gikyoku tsuki (image 1 of 3), 1846

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Soldier's Experience, 1847. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville

Soldier's Experience, 1847. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville
Soldier's Experience, 1847

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Radha's Hidden Endeavors That Indicate Her Preoccupation with Love... between c1650 and c1700

Radha's Hidden Endeavors That Indicate Her Preoccupation with Love... between c1650 and c1700. Creator: Unknown
Radha's Hidden Endeavors That Indicate Her Preoccupation with Love (Prachanna Chesta), Folio from a Rasikapriya (The Connoiseur's Delights), between c1650 and c1700

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Abbots of the Ngor Monastery, late 16th century. Creator: Unknown

Abbots of the Ngor Monastery, late 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Abbots of the Ngor Monastery, late 16th century. The first two abbots of the Ngor Monastery in central Tibet, the older Sempa Chenpo and the younger Jamyang Sherab Gyatsho

Background imageSpeaking Collection: While the Wig is Being Powdered, c18th century. Creator: Pehr Nordquist

While the Wig is Being Powdered, c18th century. Creator: Pehr Nordquist
While the Wig is Being Powdered, c18th century

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Village Scene, 1637. Creator: Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot

Village Scene, 1637. Creator: Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot
Village Scene, 1637

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Waterland, Dirck Trip's country estate, c18th century. Creator: Hendrik de Leth

Waterland, Dirck Trip's country estate, c18th century. Creator: Hendrik de Leth
Waterland, Dirck Trip's country estate, c18th century

Background imageSpeaking Collection: A King and a Sage Converse in a Rocky Landscape, c1525. Creator: Unknown

A King and a Sage Converse in a Rocky Landscape, c1525. Creator: Unknown
A King and a Sage Converse in a Rocky Landscape, c1525

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Cafe de la Paix During the War, 1917. Creator: Louis Remy Sabattier

Cafe de la Paix During the War, 1917. Creator: Louis Remy Sabattier
Cafe de la Paix During the War, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Religious Discourse between Olaus Petri and Peder Galle, 1883. Creator: Carl Gustaf Hellqvist

Religious Discourse between Olaus Petri and Peder Galle, 1883. Creator: Carl Gustaf Hellqvist
Religious Discourse between Olaus Petri and Peder Galle, 1883

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Sentry duty; The Colonel, inspecting his trenches during a night of high alert.. 1917

Sentry duty; The Colonel, inspecting his trenches during a night of high alert.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sentry duty; The Colonel, inspecting his trenches during a night of high alert. -- "Why aren't you at the first-aid post, getting treatment"

Background imageSpeaking Collection: At Grand Quartier General; Daily briefing in the office of the General Commander-in-Chief.. 1917

At Grand Quartier General; Daily briefing in the office of the General Commander-in-Chief.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
At Grand Quartier General; Daily briefing in the office of the General Commander-in-Chief, at G.Q.G. in Compiegne, during the summer of 1917, 1917

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Rama and Lakshmana at Conference with Sugriva, the Simian King, and Companions... c1850

Rama and Lakshmana at Conference with Sugriva, the Simian King, and Companions... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Rama and Lakshmana at Conference with Sugriva, the Simian King, and Companions, Scene from the Story of the Burning of Lanka, Folio from a Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), c1850

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Visit in a Sculptor's Studio, 1704. Creator: Balthasar van den Bossche

Visit in a Sculptor's Studio, 1704. Creator: Balthasar van den Bossche
Visit in a Sculptor's Studio, 1704

Background imageSpeaking Collection: The Nantucket School of Philosophy, 1887. Creator: Eastman Johnson

The Nantucket School of Philosophy, 1887. Creator: Eastman Johnson
The Nantucket School of Philosophy, 1887. A group of elderly men, seated around a stove in a cobbler's shop, reminisces about the past

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Two Peasants in an Inn, 1630-1639. Creator: Unknown

Two Peasants in an Inn, 1630-1639. Creator: Unknown
Two Peasants in an Inn, 1630-1639

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Two men in conversation, 1814-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni

Two men in conversation, 1814-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Two men in conversation, 1814-1866

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Consulting His Lawyer, 1872. Creator: Benjamin Vautier

Consulting His Lawyer, 1872. Creator: Benjamin Vautier
Consulting His Lawyer, 1872. A country lawyer in outmoded costume is seated beside a cluttered desk perusing some documents

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Politics in an Oyster House, 1848. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville

Politics in an Oyster House, 1848. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville
Politics in an Oyster House, 1848. After their meal, the younger of the two figures, bearded and wearing his top hat indoors, leans across the table

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Inter-allied Solidarity; US Major General Bliss. First meeting of the Higher Inter-Allied

Inter-allied Solidarity; US Major General Bliss. First meeting of the Higher Inter-Allied... 1918 Creator: Unknown
Inter-allied Solidarity; US Major General Bliss. First meeting of the Higher Inter-Allied War Committee at Versailles: leaving the inaugural conference at the Trianon-Palace, January 30, 1918

Background imageSpeaking Collection: The Corfu Pact; In Corfu: Prince Alexander of Serbia and Doctor Trumbic..1917. Creator: Unknown

The Corfu Pact; In Corfu: Prince Alexander of Serbia and Doctor Trumbic..1917. Creator: Unknown
The Corfu Pact; In Corfu: Prince Alexander of Serbia and Doctor Trumbic, representing Serbs, Croats and Slovenian subjects of the Austrian Empire, 1917

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Copy of Titian's 'Allegory of Alfonso d'Avalos, Marchese del Vasto', c1833

Copy of Titian's "Allegory of Alfonso d'Avalos, Marchese del Vasto", c1833

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Two seated women with a jug, 1819-1849. Creator: Willem Hendrik Schmidt

Two seated women with a jug, 1819-1849. Creator: Willem Hendrik Schmidt
Two seated women with a jug, 1819-1849

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Clemenceau; M.Clemenceau, in the forest of Apremont, between a general and a soldier

Clemenceau; M.Clemenceau, in the forest of Apremont, between a general and a soldier, 1917 Creator: Unknown
Clemenceau; M.Clemenceau, in the forest of Apremont, between a general and a soldier, in January 1916, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Seated Algerians, 1922. Creator: Marius Bauer

Seated Algerians, 1922. Creator: Marius Bauer
Seated Algerians, 1922

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Les Bourgeois, 1856. Creator: Félicien Rops

Les Bourgeois, 1856. Creator: Félicien Rops
Les Bourgeois, 1856. Periodical: Uylenspiegel, no. 13, 27 April 1856

Background imageSpeaking Collection: The Council of the Society of Artists, 1903. Creator: Sven Richard Bergh

The Council of the Society of Artists, 1903. Creator: Sven Richard Bergh
The Council of the Society of Artists, 1903. Swedish Board of the Norwegian Federation of Artists: Christian Eriksson,   Robert Thegerstrom, Nils Kreuger , Karl Nordstrom

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Landscape with two people near a farmhouse, 1750-1818. Creator: Izaak Schmidt

Landscape with two people near a farmhouse, 1750-1818. Creator: Izaak Schmidt
Landscape with two people near a farmhouse, 1750-1818

Background imageSpeaking Collection: The Fortune-teller, 1857. Creator: Adolph Tidemand

The Fortune-teller, 1857. Creator: Adolph Tidemand
The Fortune-teller, 1857

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Talking in the Twilight, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Lucien Simon

Talking in the Twilight, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Lucien Simon
Talking in the Twilight, late 19th-early 20th century

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Mars and Minerva, c17th century. Creator: Unknown

Mars and Minerva, c17th century. Creator: Unknown
Mars and Minerva, c17th century

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Italian Woman Making Conversation With a Brigand, c19th century. Creator: Unknown

Italian Woman Making Conversation With a Brigand, c19th century. Creator: Unknown
Italian Woman Making Conversation With a Brigand, c19th century

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Johan Fredrik Aminoff, Johan Albrekt Ehrenström and Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, 1804

Johan Fredrik Aminoff, Johan Albrekt Ehrenström and Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, 1804. Creator: René Théodore Berthon
Johan Fredrik Aminoff, Johan Albrekt Ehrenstrom and Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, 1804

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Fashion Plate (Morning Dresses for Novr. 1801), 1801. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Morning Dresses for Novr. 1801), 1801. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Dresses for Novr. 1801), 1801. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Fashion Plate (Afternoon Dress for Jany. 1801), 1801. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Afternoon Dress for Jany. 1801), 1801. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Afternoon Dress for Jany. 1801), 1801

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Untitled Fashion Plate, 1802. Creator: Unknown

Untitled Fashion Plate, 1802. Creator: Unknown
Untitled Fashion Plate, 1802

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Fashion Plate (Full Dress for Decr. 1798), 1798. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Full Dress for Decr. 1798), 1798. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Full Dress for Decr. 1798), 1798

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Flowers Beside the Tamagawa-Zutsumi (image 3 of 3), c1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Flowers Beside the Tamagawa-Zutsumi (image 3 of 3), c1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Flowers Beside the Tamagawa-Zutsumi (image 3 of 3), c1856

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Nakamuraza Kabuki Theatre (image 2 of 3), 1854. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Nakamuraza Kabuki Theatre (image 2 of 3), 1854. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Nakamuraza Kabuki Theatre (image 2 of 3), 1854. From The Prospering Eastern Capital

Background imageSpeaking Collection: King Gustav Vasa of Sweden Addressing Men from Dalarna in Mora, 1836. Creator: Johan Gustaf Sandberg

King Gustav Vasa of Sweden Addressing Men from Dalarna in Mora, 1836. Creator: Johan Gustaf Sandberg
King Gustav Vasa of Sweden Addressing Men from Dalarna in Mora, 1836. Additional Info: In Mora, Gustav Vasa urges the peasantry to rebel against the Danes

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Clemenceau; M. Clemenceau, then editor of l'Homme Enchaine'...1917. Creator: Unknown

Clemenceau; M. Clemenceau, then editor of l'Homme Enchaine'...1917. Creator: Unknown
Clemenceau; M. Clemenceau, then editor of "l'Homme Enchaine", on the Champagne front, in September 1915, 1917

Background imageSpeaking Collection: The Great Conference on the Conquest of Korea, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Great Conference on the Conquest of Korea, 19th century. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Great Conference on the Conquest of Korea, 19th century

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Act Eight: Journey, Published in 1854. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Act Eight: Journey, Published in 1854. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Act Eight: Journey, Published in 1854. From Chushingura Written in Kana

Background imageSpeaking Collection: Two Women, 1855. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Two Women, 1855. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Two Women, 1855. Series: Snow, Moon, and Flowers for the Eastern Genji

Background imageSpeaking Collection: The Osaka Youth Who Regained His Speech after His Father's Death, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Osaka Youth Who Regained His Speech after His Father's Death, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Osaka Youth Who Regained His Speech after His Father's Death, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 651

Background imageSpeaking Collection: One of a Pair of Views of the Roman Campagna with Figures Conversing, c1725

One of a Pair of Views of the Roman Campagna with Figures Conversing, c1725. Creator: Jan Frans van Bloemen
One of a Pair of Views of the Roman Campagna with Figures Conversing, c1725

Background imageSpeaking Collection: One of a Pair of Views of the Roman Campagna with Figures Conversing, c1725

One of a Pair of Views of the Roman Campagna with Figures Conversing, c1725. Creator: Jan Frans van Bloemen
One of a Pair of Views of the Roman Campagna with Figures Conversing, c1725

Background imageSpeaking Collection: The Marui Restaurant at Reiganjima, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Marui Restaurant at Reiganjima, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Marui Restaurant at Reiganjima, 1878. From number 9




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"From Ancient Rome to Modern Times: The Power of Speaking" In the grand halls of the Senate, Cicero's eloquent words reverberate through time, captivating his audience and shaping history. His speeches echo with passion and persuasion, reminding us of the enduring power of spoken word. Across the Atlantic, William Pitt the Younger takes center stage in Parliament. With unwavering conviction, he addresses pressing issues that shape nations and societies. His commanding presence demands attention as he navigates political landscapes with his silver-tongued oratory. Meanwhile, a pin-up calendar girl by David Wright captures hearts in 1950. Her coy smile speaks volumes without uttering a single word. In her timeless beauty lies an unspoken language that transcends generations. The Last Supper immortalizes a moment frozen in time - Jesus Christ surrounded by his disciples. Raphael Morghen and Teodoro Matteini masterfully depict this iconic scene where silence is broken only by whispered conversations among those present. Their expressions speak volumes about their thoughts and emotions during this pivotal event. George Whitefield's powerful sermons at Moorfields Fair in 1742 draw crowds like moths to a flame. His fervent preaching ignites spiritual awakening within listeners' souls as they hang on every word uttered from his lips. Orson Welles embodies Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane (1941), both director and actor leaving audiences spellbound with their portrayal of ambition and downfall through gripping dialogue that lingers long after the credits roll. Keir Hardie stands tall amidst suffragettes at Trafalgar Square, addressing them with fiery determination for equal rights. Through impassioned speech, he becomes an emblematic figure fighting for justice against societal norms. A policeman stationed at a police call box silently observes passersby while remaining ready to respond when duty calls - proof that sometimes actions speak louder than words.