Symbolic Imagery Collection (#2)

Symbol of John the Evangelist, Sant'antonio, Padua (b/w photo)
8648295 Symbol of John the Evangelist, Sant'antonio, Padua (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Symbol of John the Evangelist, Sant'antonio)

Fulham, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660188 Fulham, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fulham, Borough Arms)

Lewisham, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660189 Lewisham, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lewisham, Borough Arms)

Wandsworth, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660187 Wandsworth, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wandsworth, Borough Arms)

Shoreditch, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660186 Shoreditch, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shoreditch, Borough Arms)

Stoke Newington, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660185 Stoke Newington, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stoke Newington, Borough Arms)

Welshpool, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660170 Welshpool, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Welshpool, Borough Arms)

Poplar, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660167 Poplar, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poplar, Borough Arms)

Chelsea, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660165 Chelsea, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chelsea, Borough Arms)

Tewkesbury, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660164 Tewkesbury, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tewkesbury, Borough Arms)

Wells, City Arms (colour litho)
8660162 Wells, City Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wells, City Arms)

Camberwell, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660157 Camberwell, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Camberwell, Borough Arms)

Durham, City Arms (colour litho)
8660151 Durham, City Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Durham, City Arms)

Holborn, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660148 Holborn, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holborn, Borough Arms)

Hastings, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660145 Hastings, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hastings, Borough Arms)

Hertford, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660144 Hertford, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hertford, Borough Arms)

Dumfries, Borough Arms (colour litho)
8660143 Dumfries, Borough Arms (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dumfries, Borough Arms)

Allegorical Figure of Science, after a design by Mignard (engraving)
8647306 Allegorical Figure of Science, after a design by Mignard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Allegorical Figure of Science)

Ornament: Artificial Objects, The Symbol (engraving)
8647029 Ornament: Artificial Objects, The Symbol (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artificial Objects, The Symbol)

Ornament: Artificial Objects, The Symbol (engraving)
8647018 Ornament: Artificial Objects, The Symbol (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artificial Objects, The Symbol)

Ornament: Artificial Objects, The Symbol (engraving)
8647019 Ornament: Artificial Objects, The Symbol (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artificial Objects, The Symbol)

Tree of Liberty, Solothurn, Switzerland, 1798 (engraving)
8673093 Tree of Liberty, Solothurn, Switzerland, 1798 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tree of Liberty, symbol of the new Helvetic Republic, Solothurn)

Palmetto flag, the standard of the separatist southern states of the USA (engraving)
8677098 Palmetto flag, the standard of the separatist southern states of the USA (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palmetto flag)

A wyvern (engraving)
8672615 A wyvern (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A wyvern, mythical creature featured in heraldry)

Ballett Und Oper / Ballet and Opera (colour litho)
8666186 Ballett Und Oper / Ballet and Opera (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ballett Und Oper)

The alteration - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219848 The alteration - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Cover of the first issue (Numero 1 ) of the newspaper "les veillees des chaumieres" (engraving)
PCT4256383 Cover of the first issue (Numero 1 ) of the newspaper "les veillees des chaumieres" (engraving); (add.info)

Hermes of Olympia, 1896 (engraving)
LEG4339425 Hermes of Olympia, 1896 (engraving); (add.info.: Hermes of Olympia or Hermes carrying Dyonisos as a child (representation of the sculpture attributed to Praxitele)

Masonic Seal, engraving from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume III, pub. by Thomas C. Jack in London, 1883
3501397 Masonic Seal, engraving from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume III, pub. by Thomas C. Jack in London, 1883; (add.info.: Masonic Seal)

The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, by Paracelsus (engraving)
3480675 The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, by Paracelsus (engraving); (add.info.: The Prognostications (Prophecies) of Paracelsus, are exceedingly cryptic

Letter A: Alsace. Alphabetical cubes, French provinces and cities: traditional costumes and headdresses
DUV4216756 Letter A: Alsace. Alphabetical cubes, French provinces and cities: traditional costumes and headdresses and a typical symbol of each region (human activity or monument) (lithograph)

Handkerchief printed with Britannia mourning the portrait of Horatio Nelson
MMM5475561 Handkerchief printed with Britannia mourning the portrait of Horatio Nelson; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Handkerchief printed with Britannia)

Iconic drawing in memory of our late hero Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
MMM5481991 Iconic drawing in memory of our late hero Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by Fittler, James (1758-1835); National Maritime Museum, London

Tarot game: allegorical representation of Justice holding a sword and a scales, late 19th century
FGL5478146 Tarot game: allegorical representation of Justice holding a sword and a scales, late 19th century; Fototeca Gilardi

An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching)
MMM5477354 An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: An allegory of optics)

The Victors of the Nile (or Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1798), with 15 cameo portraits of naval officers who died in
MMM5484675 The Victors of the Nile (or Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1798), with 15 cameo portraits of naval officers who died in battle (from left to right: Saumarez, Troubridge, Darry, Louis, Pryton)

Bas-relief, votive painting by Jacques Taintegnier, 1408, Jacques Taintegnier and Jeanne Blancharde
7242371 Bas-relief, votive painting by Jacques Taintegnier, 1408, Jacques Taintegnier and Jeanne Blancharde; Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Eglise Saint-Jacques) Eglise Saint-Jacques

Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art (oil on canvas)
7062399 Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art (oil on canvas); Armenian Museum, Isfahan, Iran; (add.info.: Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art, oil on canvas)

Masonic Seal, United Grand Chapter, London 1817, from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume II, pub. by Thomas C
3501398 Masonic Seal, United Grand Chapter, London 1817, from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume II, pub. by Thomas C. Jack in London, 1883; (add.info.: Masonic Seal)

Juliette Dodu, 1870
3480813 Juliette Dodu, 1870; (add.info.: Juliette Dodu (1848 - 1909) legendary heroine of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, and the first woman to be awarded the Legion of Honore

Christ Handing the Keys to St Peter, c1920 (stained glass)
8714244 Christ Handing the Keys to St Peter, c1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

Pentecost, Colmar (stained glass)
8711457 Pentecost, Colmar (stained glass) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: Saint Martin church. Stained glass. Virgin Mary. The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost Colmar)

Canis Major. Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue )
7339148 Canis Major. Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue ) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Perception of the Christian world, 12th century (low relief)
8617814 Perception of the Christian world, 12th century (low relief); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Basilica Mary Magdalenein Vezelay)

Ursa Major, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue)
7340878 Ursa Major, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Sidney Hall Plate 9)

Draco and Ursa Minor, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue )
7340872 Draco and Ursa Minor, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue ) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Sidney Hall Plate 1)

Detail with cornice and allegorical figures of the decoration, Church of St Francis, Sassuolo, Italy
8683596 Detail with cornice and allegorical figures of the decoration, Church of St Francis, Sassuolo, Italy by Bianchi, Baldassarre (1612-79) & Monti

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Symbolic imagery has played a significant role in human history, transcending time and cultures. From ancient civilizations to modern times, these powerful visual representations have conveyed deeper meanings and messages that go beyond their physical form. One such example is the iconic La Calavera de la Catrina, a zinc etching from 1913. This black and white photograph captures the essence of Mexican culture with its skeletal figure adorned in an elegant hat. It serves as a reminder of the inevitability of death and the celebration of life. Traveling back thousands of years, we encounter the Narmer palette, a relief dating back to the 22nd century BC. Its intricate carvings depict both sides: one showcasing Narmer's triumph over his enemies while the other reveals his regal presence as Egypt's ruler. This artifact symbolizes power, unity, and divine authority. Moving forward in Egyptian history, we find ourselves at Philae Temple where images of queens and boats take center stage. The Queen of Egypt from the Fourth Dynasty stands tall amidst hieroglyphs representing her significance as a female leader during this era. Meanwhile, a boat symbolizing life and sun worship reminds us of ancient Egyptians' deep connection with nature. Venturing into tombs like that of Ramses IX in Luxor brings us face to face with symbolic beetles adorning walls. These sacred insects were believed to represent rebirth and transformation - essential elements for eternal afterlife according to Egyptian mythology. Continuing our journey through temples dedicated to gods like Horus in Edfu unveils sculptures depicting this falcon-headed deity associated with protection and kingship. A ram also takes center stage here as it represents Pharaoh's authority within Horus' temple complex - an embodiment of leadership intertwined with divinity. Lastly, Luxor Temple showcases reliefs featuring pharaohs wearing cobras on their foreheads - symbols denoting royalty but also protection against evil forces.