Skeletons From 400-Year-Old Gravesite Identified As Jamestown Leaders

Pieter Codde was known for his skill at rendering interior subjects such as soldiers in guardrooms, merry companies, tavern scenes, and other subjects, Codde was a leading practitioner of such scenes in Amsterdam. He was also a fine portrait painter, but his genre subjects have brought him his greater fame. A lifelong resident of Amsterdam, Codde was chiefly influenced by Frans Hals, who was active in nearby Haarlem. [Mauritshuis, The Hague - Oil on panel, 50 x 76.5 cm]

Maker: Mu'min. Object Name: Inkwell. Date: dated A.H. 1028/A.D. 1618–19. Geography: Attributed to India. Medium: Nephrite, gold. Dimensions: H. 2-1/2 ...

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the beginning of diplomatic and trade relations between Britain and Japan. Throughout 2013 a series of events is being organised around the UK under the banner Japan400. The English ship Brothers and members of its crew depicted by a Japanese artist in 1818...

Mug, ruby red glass with silver-gilt mount, South Germany, ca. 1700