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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet, famous for living a mostly introverted and reclusive life. A prolific poet who was barely published...
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John Milton said "No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free." Pretty amazing for the 1600s! Great...
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Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher known mostly through Plato's dialogues. He was condemned to death for his teachings, which conflicted with...
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America envisioned as a huntress. 18th century lithograph depicts a woman with a bow and several arrows, with the faint outline of a stag behind...
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Very cool illustration of a 19th century courtesan. She's got a coquettish look about her, don't you think?
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Awesome detail from a 1790s drawing! This 18th century courtesan is a fancy lady in every sense of the word, from her huge muff to her giant...
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Tycho Brahe was a 16th century Danish astronomer and alchemist. According to Wikipedia, "Tycho was said to own one percent of the entire wealth of...
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Giordano Bruno, born Filippo Bruno, was a 16th century Italian philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. He is the first man to have...
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Cornelius Gemma or Cornelio Gemma, was a 16th century physician, astronomer and astrologer. In 1552, Gemma published the first illustration of a...
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Nicolas - or Nicolaus - Copernicus was a 16th Century mathematician, astronomer, physician, quadrilingual polyglot, classical scholar, translator,...
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Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) was a theologian, priest and professor, the precursor to the Lutheran faith.
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Vintage image of that perennially popular wag, Oscar Wilde. Bright blocks of color break up the black and white image. Great gift for anyone who...
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