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Symbolism in Visual Images
Brief essay on visual symbolism in literature and art. Provides examples and nice images. Shows that visual images can have the same type of symbolism as literary works.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Indus Symbols
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Indus Symbols."
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Web Gallery of Art: Putto With Medici Symbols
An image of "Putto with Medici Symbols", created by Raffaello Sanzio in 1514 (Black chalk heightened with white, 339 x 186 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait With Vanitas Symbols
An image of "Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols", created by David Bailly in 1651 (Oil on wood, 65 x 97,5 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Still Life With Symbols of the Virgin Mary
An image of "Still-Life with Symbols of the Virgin Mary", created by Dirck De Bray in 1672 (Oil on panel, 37 x 31 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Nymph, as Symbol of Nymphenburg
An image of "The Nymph, as Symbol of Nymphenburg", created by Johann Baptist Zimmermann in 1757 (Ceiling fresco).
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Web Gallery of Art: Symbol of the Evangelist John
An image of "Symbol of the Evangelist John", created by Donatello from 1447-50 (Bronze, 60 x 60 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Symbol of the Evangelist Matthew
An image of "Symbol of the Evangelist Matthew", created by Donatello from 1447-50 (Bronze, 60 x 60 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Nature as a Symbol of Vanitas
An image of "The Nature as a Symbol of Vanitas", created by Abraham Mignon from 1665-79 (Oil on canvas, 78,7 x 99 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Eagle: Symbol of St John
An image of "The Eagle: Symbol of St John", created by Lorenzo Maitani, c. 1329 (Bronze).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Angel: Symbol of St Matthew
An image of "The Angel: Symbol of St Matthew", created by Lorenzo Maitani, c. 1329 (Bronze).
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sphinx
Sphinx is a Greek word signifying 'strangler,' applied to certain symbolical forms of Egyptian origin, having the body of a lion, a human or an animal head, and two wings. Various other combinations of animal forms have been called by...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Griffin
In heraldry, the griffin is a fabulous animal, with the head and forefeet of an eagle, and the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion. The head is represented with pricked ears, symbolical of its vigilance. In mythology, the griffin was a...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Parthenon
The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to be the culmination of the development...
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Dove
Line drawing of a dove, symbol of peace and of Hanukkah.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Episemon
Episema were used in Greece as a symbol for a country, region, or used on a shield or badge. This episemon depicts a lion's head with a fish in its mouth.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: The Spiritual and the Temporal Power
St. Peter gives to Pope Leo III the stola and to Charlemagne the banner of Rome as symbols of the spiritual and temporal power. The portrait of Charlemagne here shown is with little doubt the oldest in existence.-Myers, 1905
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Louis Pasteur
This picture is based upon a photograph of a painting which has won great fame during recent years. The artist has represented Pasteur, the celebrated scientist, busily at work in his laboratory, recording the results of his microscopal...
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Unesco: Iran: The Persian Garden
The property includes nine gardens in as many provinces. They exemplify the diversity of Persian garden designs that evolved and adapted to different climate conditions while retaining principles that have their roots in the times of...
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Unesco: Nigeria: Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove
The dense forest of the Osun Sacred Grove, on the outskirts of the city of Osogbo, is one of the last remnants of primary high forest in southern Nigeria. Regarded as the abode of the goddess of fertility Osun, one of the pantheon of...
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Unesco: Mexico: Pre Hispanic Town of Uxmal
The Mayan town of Uxmal, in Yucatan, was founded c. A.D. 700 and had some 25,000 inhabitants. The layout of the buildings, which date from between 700 and 1000, reveals a knowledge of astronomy. The Pyramid of the Soothsayer, as the...
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Unesco: China: Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White and Red Palaces with their ancillary...
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The Fabric of Moroccan Life Find the Design
The designs found in Moroccan weaving and textiles often come from things of everyday life or from basic geometric shapes. Given on this site are seven examples of common designs for you to explore and enjoy.
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