Foundations of the History of Art

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• The oldest continuously used religious symbol in the western world.

  

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  The Menorah

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  The oldest continuously used religious symbol in the western world. The seven-branched menorah, an instantly recognisable symbol of Judaism, is much …

• Easter Island’s stone ancestors carry messages for the gods.

  

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  The Moai of Rapa Nui

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  Easter Island’s stone ancestors carry messages for the gods. The monumental anthropomorphic stone sculptures – moai – of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, …

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  Christmas Quiz

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  What tradition did Martin Luther begin? In what year was ‘Good King Wenceslas’ assassinated? To continue reading this article you will need to …

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  The Journey of the Magi

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  Three wise men, guided by a star, search for the new-born Christ. According to St Matthew’s Gospel: ‘Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, …

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  A Grecian Harvest Home

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  A scene of ancient Arcadian bliss which hints at the coming of modernity. Young men and women dance around the combined figures of Sylvanus and Pan to …

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  Augustus Closes the Temple of Janus

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  Rome’s First Citizen brings peace to its territories. Following years of Civil War, Octavian, Julius Caesar’s grand-nephew and adopted son, was …