Wall paintings

NOTES: The photograph shows Goetze's project for decorating the Reading Room.

NOTES: The Church of the Holy Wisdom, known as Hagia Sophia in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish, was a Byzantine church until 1453 when Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror made it his imperial mosque. In 1934 the mosque was secularized and turned into the Ayasofya Museum.

NOTES: The Church of the Holy Wisdom, known as Hagia Sophia in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish, was a Byzantine church until 1453 when Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror made it his imperial mosque. In 1934 the mosque was secularized and turned into the Ayasofya Museum.

NOTES: The Church of the Holy Wisdom, known as Hagia Sophia in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish, was a Byzantine church until 1453 when Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror made it his imperial mosque. In 1934 the mosque was secularized and turned into the Ayasofya Museum.

NOTES: Louis Laguerre and Ricard painted the walls and ceilings with scenes from the life of Christ and Antonio Verrio painted the picture of Doubting Thomas over the altar. The alabaster apse behind the altar and its pediment were designed by C. G. Cibber.

NOTES: The painted floral decoration in this late medieval timber-framed house dates from the late 16th century.

SOURCE: R. Ackermann. The Microcosm of London (London, 1835), vol. III, pl. 71 NOTES: The Society, the first organisation ever set up in Britain to benefit art and science, was founded in 1754. It originally met at a coffee house in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, eventually moving to an especially designed house by Robert Adam off the Strand in 1774. The Great Room paintings were begun by James Barry in 1777 and completed in 1801.

NOTES: This building, undertaken by Carlos IV, is located in the heart of the 'Jardin del Principe' within the grounds of the Royal Palace. It was designed by Juan de Villanueva while the interiors were the work of J. D. Dugourc.

SOURCE: John Goldicutt. Specimens of ancient decorations from Pompeii (London, 1825), pl. 3

SOURCE: John Goldicutt. Specimens of ancient decorations from Pompeii (London, 1825), pl. 10