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Smiting Male

Smiting Male

Levantine

Sketches of Dogs and a Military Procession (recto); Sketches of Weapons, Various Objects, and Figures (verso)

Sketches of Dogs and a Military Procession (recto); Sketches of Weapons, Various Objects, and Figures (verso)

Indian

A black and white print portrays a man lying on the ground surrounded by broken weapons and a crowd of onlookers.

Miracle of Saint Mark, 1571 - 1631

Jacob Matham

Untitled (group of soldiers setting up weapon in jungle of central highlands near Dak To, Vietnam)

Untitled (group of soldiers setting up weapon in jungle of central highlands near Dak To, Vietnam), 1945 - 1984

Gordon W. Gahan

Architectural Studies: A Monument and an Ancient Sacrifice

Architectural Studies: A Monument and an Ancient Sacrifice, 1724 - 1780

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

Battle Scene (fragment)

Battle Scene (fragment)

Attributed to The Kota Master

A man with the body of a serpent holds a staff and a fish.

Neck Amphora (storage jar): Nereus (or Triton) with Scepter and Dolphin; Woman Running, 500 BCE - 470 BCE

Attributed to The Berlin Painter

Battle Scene with Mounted Soldiers (fragment)

Battle Scene with Mounted Soldiers (fragment)

Indian

A large group of barefoot figures gathered in a circle outdoors.

Dance of War, Fiji, 1835 - 1910

John La Farge

Five figures interact with each other.

Column Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Theseus and Poseidon; Musician and Audience

Attributed to The Harrow Painter

Drawing of a Group of Sixteen Men Behind a Wall

Drawing of a Group of Sixteen Men Behind a Wall

Indian

Standing woman surrounded by kneeling and reclining men, battle regalia, and weaponry

Victory Surrounded by Corpses, Prisoners, and Trophies, 1519/20 - 1570

Frans Floris

Christ in the center holds a large wooden cross over his left shoulder, a crowd surrounds him.

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

A black and white ink drawing of several male soldiers, one kneeling before another male figure who holds an arm out above him.

A Centurion Begging for Protection from Marc Antony during a Seditious Revolt, 1780 - 1850

Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard

Detailed painting in oil depicts a bloody battle scene with several figures on horseback and slain people and horses

Battle of Arab Horsemen, 1819 - 1856

Théodore Chassériau

Flange-Handled Dagger

Flange-Handled Dagger

Iranian

Excited masses of people crowd the inside an elaborate church for a candle lighting ceremony

The Miracle of the Sacred Fire, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1827 - 1910

William Holman Hunt

Kay Khusraw Reviews His Troops (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Kay Khusraw Reviews His Troops (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Story of Kay Khusraw Reviewing his Army, and Tus Leading the Iranians into Turan (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Story of Kay Khusraw Reviewing his Army, and Tus Leading the Iranians into Turan (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Sestertius of Claudius, Rome

Sestertius of Claudius, Rome, r. 41 - 54 CE

Claudius

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