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Prometheus Revisited: From Liver to Heart. [PDF]

Liver Int
Liver International, Volume 46, Issue 7, July 2026.
Riva MA.
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Royal Divine Coronation Iconography. Preliminary Considerations

Arts, 2019
In recent decades, art historians have stressed the benefits of analysing medieval images and their contents within their specific context and, in particular, have underlined the importance of their visual impact on contemporary beholders to determine ...
Mirko Vagnoni
exaly   +3 more sources

The Origins and Symbolism of Vaiśravaṇa Iconography and the Impact of the Royal Image as Donor and Protector

Religions
This study examines the origins and symbolic meanings of the iconography of Vaiśravaṇa, which gained prominence in East Asia during the 200 years after the 8th century, through the lens of royal imagery as both a devotee and protector.
Yeoung Shin Shim
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A Search for the Hidden King: Messianism, Prophecies and Royal Epiphanies of the Kings of Aragon (circa 1250–1520)

Arts, 2019
Modern historiography has studied the influence of messianic and millennialist ideas in the Crown of Aragon extensively and, more particularly, how they were linked to the Aragonese monarchy.
Amadeo Serra Desfilis
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Khosrow II (590–628 CE)

Encyclopedia, 2022
Khosrow II (r. 590–628 CE) was the last great Sasanian king who took the throne with the help of the Romans and broke with dynastic religious preferences as he became married to a Christian empress.
Mahdi Motamedmanesh, Samira Royan
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New Iconography in Court-Sponsored Buddhist Prints of the Early Joseon Dynasty—Focusing on Record of the Manifestation of Avalokitesvara

Religions, 2022
Many recent studies show that during the early Joseon dynasty, even kings who externally appeared strongly anti-Buddhist defended or condoned royal relatives who sponsored Buddhist works. Extant sutras produced under court sponsorship attest to this fact.
Jahyun Kim
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Sword and Buckler in Masorah Figurata

Acta Periodica Duellatorum, 2021
Two manuscripts produced in early fourteenth-century German lands reflect similar iconography of the fighting with Sword and Buckler; one is the well-known fencing manual, Leeds, Royal Armouries, MS I. 33, produced ca.
Sara Offenberg
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La imagen regia como símbolo legitimador: el Libro de los Privilegios de Toledo y la miniatura castellana a principios del siglo xiv

Clio@Themis, 2021
The illuminated decoration of the Hispanic medieval codex allows the study of the connection between materiality and use. The rich production during the alfonsí period in Castile maintained the characteristics of the French tradition from the end of the ...
Jaime Moraleda Moraleda
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John II Komnenos (1118–1143)

Encyclopedia, 2022
John II Komnenos was the son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Eirene Doukaina, and brother of Princess Anna Komnene, the author of the Alexiad. Born in 1087, he was crowned soon after his fifth birthday as co-emperor with his father, and in 1105, he was
Maximilian Christopher George Lau
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Playing with Peace: Solomon as the Man of Peace and Rest, and the Temple as the House of Rest

Religions, 2021
It is well-known that the notions of peace, rest and order belonged to the royal Achaemenid ideology, particularly from the time of Darius I onwards. This can be witnessed in Achaemenid architecture, iconography and royal inscriptions.
Louis C. Jonker
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