EditorialIn summer, Laplanders wander down to the coastal regions with their herds and live in tents. Their clothing is mostly red and black, the legs are swathed in reindeer hides.
EditorialMonorail-train in the grounds of an exhibition celebrating the centenary of Italy's unification in 1861. In the background the exhibition hall erected for the occasion. Torino, 1961.
EditorialCelebration of Plato's birthday at Lorenzo Il Magnifico's villa in Careggi on November 7, 1474. Leon Battista Alberti, Piero de Medici and Pico della Mirandola are among the Magnifico's guests. 1862 Canvas, 130,3 x 97,7 cm Inv. P / 352.
EditorialAnnunciation. Center panel of a triptych, from an altar from the church in Chieri, near Torino. The side panels are in the Galleria Sabauda in Torino. Wood, 86 x 93 cm INV 1982.
EditorialWar of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714): Prince Eugene of Savoy relieves Torino, Italy, from the siege by French troops, 1706. Detail: French troops flee across the river Po. Canvas.
EditorialCount Cavour's Prime Minister's office in Torino, Italy. Camillo Benso Cavour was cofounder of the newspaper " Il Risorgimento" which gave its name to the movement for Italian unity, in which Cavour took part. Except for Venice, all of Italy ...
EditorialStele of Ipy showing Isis, Ptah, Horus and Osiris in the upper register. Lower register: the family brings sacrificial food to Ipy, seated at a table. Limestone. From the Droveti Collection.
EditorialTunic of heavy material and loin cloth. From the tomb of architect Kha-under Amenophis III (1411-1375 BCE) -at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom.