The Ark of the Covenant was a chest containing the tablets of stone on which the Ten Commandments were written. The Philistines captured the Ark, but God punished them. They are shown returning the Ark as far as the land of the Bethsamites, who are rejoic ...

Create your own bespoke print of David Teniers the Younger’s The Rich Man being led to Hell from our collection. About this painting The Rich Man being led to Hell, about 1647 © The National Gallery, London This painting joined our collection in 1871 With our custom print service, you can order your own fully customised reproduction from the National Gallery Collection & exhibitions. Choose your own size, print material & frames & have your masterpiece delivered straight to your door. ...

Taking tea is one of the quintessentially English occasions, & who is a greater authority on the subject than the sumptuous Ritz London Hotel? The Ritz London Book Of Afternoon Tea, a charming Edwardian-style book captures the essence of this traditional British pastime, & provides us with all the expertise on the ceremony as well as the recipes. Stories about the legendary afternoon teas at The Ritz & fascinating details about the history of tea drinking are complemented with passages from such diverse writers as Charles Dickens to Oscar Wilde. Over fifty recipes are included for different kinds of afternoon tea specialities, from delicate sandwiches, strawberry shortcake & rose petal jam, to crumpets & muffins for hearty teas in front of a roaring fire. The author gives an infallible guide to the many blends of tea & their suitability to particular occasions. Beautifully presented & delightfully illustrated, The Ritz London Book Of Afternoon Tea is the perfect gift for tea drinkers everywhere. ...

Christ is shown as a pilgrim with hat, staff & shell. In the background he appears again, this time between disciples, approaching the village of Emmaus. The subject is taken from the New Testament (Luke 24: 13-35), which recounts how on the day after C ...

Create your own bespoke print of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot’s The Roman Campagna, with the Claudian Aqueduct from our collection. About this painting The Roman Campagna, with the Claudian Aqueduct, probably 1826 © The National Gallery, London This painting joined our collection in 1918 With our custom print service, you can order your own fully customised reproduction from the National Gallery Collection & exhibitions. Choose your own size, print material & frames & have your masterpiece delivered straight to your door. ...

Brederode Castle in Santpoort is about three miles north of Haarlem. It was built in the 13th century & finally destroyed in 1573. The view is largely unchanged since Hobbema painted it; the ruins & moat still exist in much the same state, though rest ...

The picture is unfinished & misleadingly restored in part. Piazzetta treated the Sacrifice of Isaac in a number of compositions; this one was intended for an altarpiece. A date of about 1735 has been suggested for the painting but it may be of a few yea ...

The sibyl was an oracle of Apollo from the Greek island of Samos who prophesied that Jesus would be born of a virgin, as the inscription on the scroll indicates: ‘ Hail Zion, chaste maiden who has much suffered’. The frame was designed by James ‘ Athenian’ Stuart for Spencer House in London. ...

The painting was one of those, engraved by Le Bas, included in the publication of Watteau's work which the artist's friend & patron Jean de Julienne published in 1736. It appeared there with the title ' La Gamme d' Amour'. Drawings for the figure of the girl survive & are in the British Museum. The main focus of the composition lies in the relationship of the guitar player in his brightly coloured theatrical costume & the girl seated at his feet. The design enhances this relationship, with the diagonal separating the figures crossed by another extending from the feet of the girl to the top of the guitar, guitar & music book overlapping in the centre. A marble bust of a bearded philosopher appears above the musician, turned to the right where secondary figures, engaged in their own pursuits, pay no attention to the two main actors. ...

Create your own bespoke print of The Sea near Palavas from our collection. About this painting The Sea near Palavas, 1860s onwards © The National Gallery, London This painting joined our collection in 1911 With our custom print service, you can order your own fully customised reproduction from the National Gallery Collection & exhibitions. Choose your own size, print material & frames & have your masterpiece delivered straight to your door. ...