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1497
Templo Mayor, past Mexico City
Templo Mayor was the main temple in the capital city of the Mexica people, enlarged over several years. Pixabay animated reimagining
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1500
Nahuatl traditional music
Contemporary performances of music at the height of Aztec civilization. Aztec and Mayan traditional music Mexicolore web page -
1500
Cihuateotl by Aztec sculptor.
Figure of malevolent spirit of Aztec woman who died in childbirth. The Met -
1500
Noh Theatre
Kashu-Juku Noh Theatre Noh is a traditional Japanese drama. A Noh program includes kyogen and noh interspersed. It's often based on traditional tales with supernatural beings.
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1504
Miserere, by Josquin des Prez
Miserere me Deus
Vocal composition of Psalm 51 commissioned by Duke Ercole I in Ferrara (Northern Italy). Wikipedia -
1527
Chancery Italic typeface used by Ludovico Arrighi
At this type, Italic was only used for lower case, not capitals. The name comes from its origin, Italy. From Wikipedia -
1535
Bamboo in the Four Seasons - Tosa Mitsunobu
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1559
Yu Garden, built by Pan Yunduan
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1562
Rape of Europa by Titian
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1564
Palais des Tuileries, built by Catherine de' Medici using architect Philibert de l'Orme
Built by an Italian noble widow of a late English King who ruled France for a time. Tuileries Palace -
The Return of Soul at the Peony Pavillion by Tang Xianzu
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White Clouds and Red Trees by Lan Ying
Lan Ying 1585-1664
Hanging Scroll, Ink and Colors on Silk,
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Mañjuśrī character in the style of Hé Cháozōng 何朝宗
A mañjuśrī is a person on the path of Buddhism, associated with insight. The type of ceramic art, called Blanc de Chine or dehua, began during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1694). He Chaozong -
The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare
Antonio, a merchant in Venice, defaults on a loan by Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. Clip from the Merchant of Venice
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Aubin Codex
History of Aztecs both in image and in writing; Approx 1519-1521; begun in 1576 and continued through 1608 by various Nahuatl authors. Aubin Codes -
The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Earliest known work, now in Galleria Borghese in Rome.
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