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Bouguereauâ€™s Virgin and Child

This work by William Adolphe Bouguereau was acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia in 1899 with funds from the Elder Bequest. It depicts the Virgin Mary, clothed in a dark green dress with gold trim and seated against a backdrop of rich gold…

Tags: art, artwork, child, Christ Child, crucifixion, devotional, devotional art, gaze, halo, icon, infant Jesus, Madonna, Mary, nostalgia, religion, religious, religious art, SA, South Australia, virgin, Virgin Mary, William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)

Uniting Church, York, Western Australia

The Uniting Church in York, Western Australia was erected in 1888. It was built as a chapel by followers of the Wesleyan Denomination of the Methodist faith. It exhibits architectural features which are typical of the nineteenth-century Gothic…

Tags: arch, arches, architecture, Church, Gothic, lancet windows, Methodist, Methodists, Perth, religion, religious, Uniting Church, WA, Wesleyan, Western Australia, York

â€˜The Warriorâ€™

This photo, taken by photographer Wendi Donaldson at the Gumeracha Medieval Fair in South Australia in May 2011, provides a unique glimpse of a â€˜livingâ€™ early medieval warrior (who could be from almost anywhere in Europe). It depicts a…

â€˜The old soldierâ€™ at the Blacktown Medieval Fayre

This is one of a series of pre-action photographs taken by photographer Richard Taylor at Nurragingy Reserve in 2011. It shows an â€˜old warriorâ€™ displaying steely determination to survive a potentially dangerous encounter. The subject of…

Tags: Armor, Armour, Arms, Blacktown Medieval Fayre, byrnie, chain mail, chainmail, coif, combat, fair, haubergeon, hauberk, helmet, medieval costume, New South Wales, Norman style helmet, NSW, Nurragingy Reserve, re-enactment, soldier, Sydney, war, warfare

Romanesque Arched Doorway, Former Magistrateâ€™s Court, Melbourne

An image of the entrance doorway to the former Magistrateâ€™s Court Building in Melbourneâ€™s CBD, on the corner of La Trobe Street and Russell Street. The Former Magistrateâ€™s Court Building is a three-storey building of French…

History Alive: A Journey Through Time

History Alive: A Journey Through Time is a re-enactment weekend event held by The Queensland Living History Federation (QLHF). The event is held at Fort Lytton National Park and features re-enactment groups covering the period from the Roman Empire…

Tags: Brisbane, carnival, dance, event, Fort Lytton National Park, History Alive, living history, Lytton, market, Qld, QLHF, Queensland, Queensland Living History Federation, re-enactment, tournament

Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Launceston, Tasmania

One of two photographs of the former Chalmers Presbyterian Church in Launceston. The church was built in Gothic Revival style in 1859 (the first service was in January 1860) and was designed by architect William Henry Clayton (1823-1877). It was…

Tags: arched windows, bell tower, Chalmers Free Church, Church of Scotland, Florid Gothic, Free Kirkers, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Launceston, Presbyterian, Tas, Tasmania, Thomas Chalmers, William Henry Clayton

Corpus Christi at Manly: The Procession

A photograph taken by photographer Ted Hood of the procession following the Corpus Christi Mass at Manly, New South Wales, in 1934.

Corpus Christi is an annual feast day observed by the Catholic Church on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday. It…

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