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  • A curator inspects art canvasses leaning against gallery walls in the Royal Academy (RA) for its 'The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century' exhibition, a collection of important works of art by Italian artists such as Tiepolo, Canaletto, Piranesi, Piazzetta, and Guardi. In the privacy of the closed gallery, a lady official from the RA is bending down, resting her hands on knees and scrutinizing for possible damage after their removal from travel packing crates, whilst on the floor before hanging for public view. We see the largest picture on the right (Luca Carlevaris, The Bucintore Departing from S. Marco. 1710) of the Grand Canal in Venice and on the left is 'Domenico Tiepolo, The Institution of the Eucharist, 1753'. Polished wooden parquet flooring is protected by blocks that support the weight of each work of priceless art.
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  • Lely's Venus (Aphrodite) in the British Museum, London. Here, the Godess Venus is surprised as she bathes, her water jar resting on her thigh. She crouches naked and attempts to cover herself with arms and hands. Naked Aphrodite was a popular subject with ancient Greek sculptors as she was with the Romans who called her Venus. This statue is a Roman copy of the Greek original, probably made in the 1st or 2nd century.
    british_museum17-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Muslim visitor takes a photo with a smartphone of a pair of giant Assyrian protective spirits - an Ugallu - or great Lion, preceded by what may be a House God from about 700-692BC from the ancient city of Nineveh,
    british_museum09-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Muslim visitor takes a photo with a smartphone of  a giant Assyrian Winged human-headed lion from about 865-860BC from the ancient city of Numrud. This protective spirit guarded the entrance into what may have been a banquet hall.
    british_museum08-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Muslim visitors pose for a selfie beneath the giant Assyrian Winged human-headed lion from about 865-860BC from the ancient city of Numrud. This protective spirit guarded the entrance into what may have been a banquet hall.
    british_museum07-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Detail in the British Museum of an Assyrian Court scene, from about 865-86-BC from the ancient city of Nimrud. King Ashurnasirpal is enthroned between attendants with the group flanked by a pair of winged protective spirits.
    british_museum01-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Statue of a victorious athlete, a Roman version of a Greek bronze original of about 440-430BC, found by the Roman theatre at Vaison, France but perhaps from a nearby villa. Known as Diadoumensos, it represents a triumphant athlete tying a ribbon round his head. At Greek festivals, it was the custom to give red ribbons to the winners of games. He may symbolise athletic victories in general, rather than an individual.
    british_museum12-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Detail in the British Museum of an Assyrian formal scene, from, about 865-860 BC from the ancient city of Nimrud. In one scene the king appears as conqueror with bow and arrows, flanked by guman attendants.
    british_museum05-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Detail in the British Museum of an Assyrian formal scene, from, about 865-860 BC from the ancient city of Nimrud. In one scene the king appears as conqueror with bow and arrows, flanked by guman attendants.
    british_museum04-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Detail in the British Museum of an Assyrian Court scene, from about 865-86-BC from the ancient city of Nimrud. King Ashurnasirpal is enthroned between attendants with the group flanked by a pair of winged protective spirits.
    british_museum02-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Muslim visitor takes a photo with a smartphone of a pair of giant Assyrian protective spirits - an Ugallu - or great Lion, preceded by what may be a House God from about 700-692BC from the ancient city of Nineveh,
    british_museum11-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Lely's Venus (Aphrodite) in the British Museum, London. Here, the Godess Venus is surprised as she bathes, her water jar resting on her thigh. She crouches naked and attempts to cover herself with arms and hands. Naked Aphrodite was a popular subject with ancient Greek sculptors as she was with the Romans who called her Venus. This statue is a Roman copy of the Greek original, probably made in the 1st or 2nd century.
    british_museum18-14-01-2016.jpg
  • Detail in the British Museum of an Assyrian relief. Assyrian kings competed to outdo each other with carved reliefs on interior walls. This tradition began with King Ashurnasirpal II (reigned 883-859BC) at Nimrud. In 612BC Assyrian cities were looted and destroyed by Babylonians and Medes and the sculptures were buried until discovered by British and French archaeologists in the 19th century. As a result, London and Paris have the largest collection of Assyrian reliefs outside Iraq.
    british_museum14-14-01-2016.jpg
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