Mistaken Identities
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Throughout history, art has rarely shown exactly how people appeared. Lets take a look at these "mistaken identities", and think about how they compare to imagery and media we see today!
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Delaroche, Hippolyte-Paul. Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 1850. Oil on canvas, 279.4 x 214.5 cm. Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, United Kingdom. Accessed from Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pa....
Delaroche, Hippolyte-Paul. Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 1850. Oil on canvas, 279.4 x 214.5 cm. Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, United Kingdom. Accessed from Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pa....
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March 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Delaroche, Hippolyte-Paul. Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 1850. Oil on canvas, 279.4 x 214.5 cm. Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, United Kingdom. Accessed from Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pa....
Delaroche, Hippolyte-Paul. Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 1850. Oil on canvas, 279.4 x 214.5 cm. Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, United Kingdom. Accessed from Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pa....
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David, Jacques-Louis. Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 1800. Oil on canvas, 261 x 221 cm. Château de Malmaison. Rueil-Malmaison, France. Accessed from Smarthistory. smarthistory.org/jacques-loui....
David, Jacques-Louis. Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 1800. Oil on canvas, 261 x 221 cm. Château de Malmaison. Rueil-Malmaison, France. Accessed from Smarthistory. smarthistory.org/jacques-loui....
Smarthistory – Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps
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March 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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David, Jacques-Louis. Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 1800. Oil on canvas, 261 x 221 cm. Château de Malmaison. Rueil-Malmaison, France. Accessed from Smarthistory. smarthistory.org/jacques-loui....
David, Jacques-Louis. Napoleon Crossing the Alps. 1800. Oil on canvas, 261 x 221 cm. Château de Malmaison. Rueil-Malmaison, France. Accessed from Smarthistory. smarthistory.org/jacques-loui....
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Behzad, Hossein. "Rhazes, a physician, examines a boy." 1894–1968. World Health Organization. Accessed March 21, 2025. dev-cms.who.int/news-room/sp....
Behzad, Hossein. "Rhazes, a physician, examines a boy." 1894–1968. World Health Organization. Accessed March 21, 2025. dev-cms.who.int/news-room/sp....
History of measles vaccination
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases humans have ever faced. An ancient disease, it was described as early as the 9th century by Persian physician and scholar Abū Bakr Muhammad Zakariyyā Rāz...
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March 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Behzad, Hossein. "Rhazes, a physician, examines a boy." 1894–1968. World Health Organization. Accessed March 21, 2025. dev-cms.who.int/news-room/sp....
Behzad, Hossein. "Rhazes, a physician, examines a boy." 1894–1968. World Health Organization. Accessed March 21, 2025. dev-cms.who.int/news-room/sp....
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"Hausaltar: Echnaton, Nofretete und drei ihrer Töchter unter dem Strahlenaton." 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt. Relief (stele), 33.5 x 39.5 x 3.5 cm. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung. Accessed March 19, 2025. recherche.smb.museum/detail/60713....
"Hausaltar: Echnaton, Nofretete und drei ihrer Töchter unter dem Strahlenaton." 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt. Relief (stele), 33.5 x 39.5 x 3.5 cm. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung. Accessed March 19, 2025. recherche.smb.museum/detail/60713....
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March 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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"Hausaltar: Echnaton, Nofretete und drei ihrer Töchter unter dem Strahlenaton." 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt. Relief (stele), 33.5 x 39.5 x 3.5 cm. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung. Accessed March 19, 2025. recherche.smb.museum/detail/60713....
"Hausaltar: Echnaton, Nofretete und drei ihrer Töchter unter dem Strahlenaton." 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Egypt. Relief (stele), 33.5 x 39.5 x 3.5 cm. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung. Accessed March 19, 2025. recherche.smb.museum/detail/60713....
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Brouwers, Josho. “Augustus of Prima Porta.” Ancient World Magazine. January 8, 2018. www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/aug....
Brouwers, Josho. “Augustus of Prima Porta.” Ancient World Magazine. January 8, 2018. www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/aug....
Augustus of Prima Porta
The Roman statue known as the “Augustus of Prima Porta” is a remarkably powerful piece of Early Imperial “propaganda”.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Brouwers, Josho. “Augustus of Prima Porta.” Ancient World Magazine. January 8, 2018. www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/aug....
Brouwers, Josho. “Augustus of Prima Porta.” Ancient World Magazine. January 8, 2018. www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/aug....
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Meyer, Isabella. ““Augustus of Prima Porta” – Iconic Portrait of Rome’s First Emperor.” Art in Context. Last modified August 1, 2023. artincontext.org/augustus-of-....
Meyer, Isabella. ““Augustus of Prima Porta” – Iconic Portrait of Rome’s First Emperor.” Art in Context. Last modified August 1, 2023. artincontext.org/augustus-of-....
"Augustus of Prima Porta" - Iconic Portrait of Rome's First Emperor
Discover the Original Statue ✔ The Style of the Sculpture ✔ The Location of the Artwork ✔ Frequently Asked Questions ✔
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March 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Meyer, Isabella. ““Augustus of Prima Porta” – Iconic Portrait of Rome’s First Emperor.” Art in Context. Last modified August 1, 2023. artincontext.org/augustus-of-....
Meyer, Isabella. ““Augustus of Prima Porta” – Iconic Portrait of Rome’s First Emperor.” Art in Context. Last modified August 1, 2023. artincontext.org/augustus-of-....
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Holliday, P. J. (2024). "The Death of General Wolfe". In - Power, Image, and Memory. Oxford University Press.
Holliday, P. J. (2024). "The Death of General Wolfe". In - Power, Image, and Memory. Oxford University Press.
February 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Holliday, P. J. (2024). "The Death of General Wolfe". In - Power, Image, and Memory. Oxford University Press.
Holliday, P. J. (2024). "The Death of General Wolfe". In - Power, Image, and Memory. Oxford University Press.
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West, B. (1770). The Death of General Wolfe [Painting]. World History Encyclopedia. www.worldhistory.org/image/14482/...
West, B. (1770). The Death of General Wolfe [Painting]. World History Encyclopedia. www.worldhistory.org/image/14482/...
The Death of General Wolfe
A painting from 1770 presenting the death of General Wolfe during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec. This battle was an important event during the Seven Years'...
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February 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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West, B. (1770). The Death of General Wolfe [Painting]. World History Encyclopedia. www.worldhistory.org/image/14482/...
West, B. (1770). The Death of General Wolfe [Painting]. World History Encyclopedia. www.worldhistory.org/image/14482/...