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The Celestial Threads

Yazep Drazdovich (1888–1954), a versatile figure in the history of Belarusian culture, worked in different areas of art as a painter, sculptor, ethnographer, archeologist, and teacher. One of the...

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Ex Librises by A. Tychina

Anatoly Tychina (1897–1986), one of the major book designers in Belarus in the 20th century, played a significant role in the development of Belarusian national art. He worked in such areas of the...

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Map of Poland: Outlining Its Provinces and Voivodeships, 1772

Because the territory of present-day Belarus was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and, since the end of the 18th century, part of the Russian Empire, the...

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Colombian Cattle Herders Branding Livestock by Cutting Their Ears, Province...

This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820–1902) shows cattlemen branding calves, employing a method commonly used at the time. The scene is from Casanare Province (present-day Casanare Department),...

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View of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Chita, or Güicán, from Moreno, Province...

This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820–1902) shows the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy(also called Sierra Nevada de Chita or Sierra Nevada de Güicán), as seen from the town of Moreno, Casanare Province...

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Guahibo Indians, Province of Casanare

This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820–1902) depicts Guahibo Indians in Casanare Province (present-day Casanare Department), Colombia. The Guahibo were once present in large numbers in the eastern...

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Saliva Indian Women Making Cassava Bread, Province of Casanare

This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820–1902) depicts, in a manner typical of Paz’s style, Saliva women in Casanare Province (present-day Casanare Department), Colombia, making bread from the...

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Indian Earthenware from Medellín

In his watercolors and drawings, Henry Price (1819–63) often depicted everyday artifacts used by the indigenous people of Colombia. Shown here is Indian earthenware from the province of Medellín....

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Feminine Elegance: Fortnightly Fashion Review, Number 10

Eleganze femminili: rivista quindicinale di mode (Feminine elegance: fortnightly fashion review) was an Italian fashion magazine, published from January to May 1911, which was sold by subscription in...

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Feminine Elegance: Fortnightly Fashion Review, Number 9

Eleganze femminili: rivista quindicinale di mode (Feminine elegance: fortnightly fashion review) was an Italian fashion magazine, published from January to May 1911, which was sold by subscription in...

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Feminine Elegance: Fortnightly Fashion Review, Number 8

Eleganze femminili: rivista quindicinale di mode (Feminine elegance: fortnightly fashion review) was an Italian fashion magazine, published from January to May 1911, which was sold by subscription in...

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Feminine Elegance: Fortnightly Fashion Review, Number 7

Eleganze femminili: rivista quindicinale di mode (Feminine elegance: fortnightly fashion review) was an Italian fashion magazine, published from January to May 1911, which was sold by subscription in...

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Feminine Elegance: Fortnightly Fashion Review, Number 6

Eleganze femminili: rivista quindicinale di mode (Feminine elegance: fortnightly fashion review) was an Italian fashion magazine, published from January to May 1911, which was sold by subscription in...

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Feminine Elegance: Fortnightly Fashion Review, Number 5

Eleganze femminili: rivista quindicinale di mode (Feminine elegance: fortnightly fashion review) was an Italian fashion magazine, published from January to May 1911, which was sold by subscription in...

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Feminine Elegance: Fortnightly Fashion Review, Number 4

Eleganze femminili: rivista quindicinale di mode (Feminine elegance: fortnightly fashion review) was an Italian fashion magazine, published from January to May 1911, which was sold by subscription in...

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Feminine Elegance: Fortnightly Fashion Review, Number 3

Eleganze femminili: rivista quindicinale di mode (Feminine elegance: fortnightly fashion review) was an Italian fashion magazine, published from January to May 1911, which was sold by subscription in...

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Feminine Elegance: Fortnightly Fashion Review, Number 2

Eleganze femminili: rivista quindicinale di mode (Feminine elegance: fortnightly fashion review) was an Italian fashion magazine, published from January to May 1911, which was sold by subscription in...

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Group of Timuris

This image of a group of Timuri tribesmen is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The Timuris are considered a subset...

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Natives of Ziarat-e-Hazratji

This image of a group of people at a Muslim shrine is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Ziarat generally means...

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Group of Hazaras

This photograph of a group of Hazaras is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The origins of the Hazara people of...

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