Colonne Collection

The nave, Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux
7134862 The nave, Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux.; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux nave seen from the south colateral); © Pascal Lemaitre

Column with a bust of Augustus, from the de Breteuil table set, designed by Giuseppe Valadier (1762-1839), Rome
BOO74258 Column with a bust of Augustus, from the de Breteuil table set, designed by Giuseppe Valadier (1762-1839), Rome, c.1777 (lazurite, aragonite)

Doric order capital, column and base according to Sir William Chambers. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry
FLO4593300 Doric order capital, column and base according to Sir William Chambers. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Plinths and columns from English architecture. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio
FLO4622509 Plinths and columns from English architecture. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Architectural column, capital and base of the Tuscan order from the church in Covent Garden
FLO4593544 Architectural column, capital and base of the Tuscan order from the church in Covent Garden. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary

The underground cave of the temple of Guarapuri Island or place of the caves, an island east of Mumbai (India)
FLO4634040 The underground cave of the temple of Guarapuri Island or place of the caves, an island east of Mumbai (India)

The double wall of the temple of Kom Ombo (Egypt), beginning 2nd century BC
FLO4634810 The double wall of the temple of Kom Ombo (Egypt), beginning 2nd century BC. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

French explorers and botanist in the ruins of a chamarro site of stone pillars on Rota Island (Mariana Islands, USA)
FLO4636301 French explorers and botanist in the ruins of a chamarro site of stone pillars on Rota Island (Mariana Islands, USA)

The temple of Apollo, Corinth (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4983019 The temple of Apollo, Corinth (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: The temple of Apollo)

The temple of Zeus, in Nemee (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4982966 The temple of Zeus, in Nemee (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: The temple of Zeus)

Galleries with animals or Gallery of espaliers. Manufactured in silk and wool in unknown workshop
CUL4906733 Galleries with animals or Gallery of espaliers. Manufactured in silk and wool in unknown workshop, 295 x 454 cm (17th century)

Galleries with animals or Gallery of espaliers. Manufactured in silk and wool in unknown workshop
CUL4906706 Galleries with animals or Gallery of espaliers. Manufactured in silk and wool in unknown workshop, 303 x 455 cm (17th century)

Fashionable dandies, soldiers and ladies in the colonnade of the Palais Royal
FLO4686711 Fashionable dandies, soldiers and ladies in the colonnade of the Palais Royal. Dick Wildfire and Squire Jenkins seeing Real Life in the Galleries of the Palais Royal

Pompey's pillar in Alexandria, Egypt. (Column of Pompee or Diocletian, Alexandria, Egypt)
FLO4576511 Pompey's pillar in Alexandria, Egypt. (Column of Pompee or Diocletian, Alexandria, Egypt). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Classical architecture: original style, Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Roman (or composite)
FLO4575505 Classical architecture: original style, Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Roman (or composite) - Classical architecture orders: original 1, Tuscan 2, Doric 3, Ionic 4

Architecture: right nave of the cathedral or Duomo San Pietro in Mantua. Architect
BEN5466569 Architecture: right nave of the cathedral or Duomo San Pietro in Mantua. Architect: Giulio Pippi de' Jannuzzi known as Giulio Romano (Julius Romano) (1492-1546)

Example of Egyptian capitals and architectural fragments in front of a pyramid
FLO4593020 Example of Egyptian capitals and architectural fragments in front of a pyramid. Copperplate engraving by James Lewis from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

The ruins of ancient columns on Tinian Island (Mariana Islands, USA). Illustration from Voyage Around the World (1824)
FLO4636311 The ruins of ancient columns on Tinian Island (Mariana Islands, USA). Illustration from Voyage Around the World (1824) by Louis de Freycinet (1779-1842)

Pompey's Pillar 1, and the obelisk of Cleopatra 2. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco
FLO4721766 Pompey's Pillar 1, and the obelisk of Cleopatra 2. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey, London 1816

Architecture: Capital and column of the Cinquecento Hall designed by Simone del Pollailo (Il Cronaca)
BEN5476938 Architecture: Capital and column of the Cinquecento Hall designed by Simone del Pollailo (Il Cronaca, 1454-1508) and redecorated by Giorgio Vasari and his studio (1511-1574)

Interior of the Temple of Hathor, at Dendera (Tentyra), with columns of carved and painted hieroglyphs
FLO4620561 Interior of the Temple of Hathor, at Dendera (Tentyra), with columns of carved and painted hieroglyphs. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's

Egyptian architecture: columns, plinths, pyramids and obelisks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri
FLO4620551 Egyptian architecture: columns, plinths, pyramids and obelisks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Roman period in Great Britain (1st to 5th century): Romans Britto pretresses, one in ancient fashion
FLO4608415 Roman period in Great Britain (1st to 5th century): Romans Britto pretresses, one in ancient fashion, bare breasts and linen dress, the other in Roman tunic on a long petticoat

Ionic column from the temple of Minerva Polias at Priene. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees'
FLO4592929 Ionic column from the temple of Minerva Polias at Priene. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

View of a column with low relief representing the Apostle Saint John, 13th century
BEN5478625 View of a column with low relief representing the Apostle Saint John, 13th century. Cloister of Saint Peter's Abbey (Saint-Pierre)

The Minar Qutb (12th century) and Delhi Iron Pillar (or Mehrauli Iron Pillar) (4th century) (India)
CSO4984844 The Minar Qutb (12th century) and Delhi Iron Pillar (or Mehrauli Iron Pillar) (4th century) (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info)

Military degradation on Place Vendome, the criminals of the armed forces, the spoils of their regiment badges
FLO4718499 Military degradation on Place Vendome, the criminals of the armed forces, the spoils of their regiment badges and forced to vetir themselves like forcats in brown hooded coats - Eau forte

Architectural column, capital and base of the Doric order from the Temple of Minerva called the Parthenon in Athens
FLO4593574 Architectural column, capital and base of the Doric order from the Temple of Minerva called the Parthenon in Athens

Coronation throne of the ancient Abyssinian kings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio
FLO4619811 Coronation throne of the ancient Abyssinian kings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Trajan's column (Trajane column, construction 107-113) Rome, 18th century
FLO4576709 Trajan's column (Trajane column, construction 107-113) Rome, 18th century. Triumphal pillar built by the architect Apollodorus

Attic, Doric and Ionic features from Greek architecture. Attic bases from the Temple of Jupiter Olympius
FLO4593215 Attic, Doric and Ionic features from Greek architecture. Attic bases from the Temple of Jupiter Olympius and the Temple of Minerva Polias at Athens (1,2)

Nilometer on Raudah Island, Cairo, Egypt, with its marble octagonal pillar marked in cubits to measure the water of
FLO4619976 Nilometer on Raudah Island, Cairo, Egypt, with its marble octagonal pillar marked in cubits to measure the water of the Nile

Main facade of the Temple and colonnade on the right, Philae
8588648 Main facade of the Temple and colonnade on the right, Philae by Egyptian; Philae, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Temple of Philae)

Detail of the columns of the Temple of Horus, Edfu
8587514 Detail of the columns of the Temple of Horus, Edfu by Egyptian; Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Edfu)

The Peristyle Court, Temple of Horus, Edfu
8586436 The Peristyle Court, Temple of Horus, Edfu by Egyptian; Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt Edfu, a city in Upper Egypt housing the Temple of Horus. Built from 237 to 57 BC)

Entrance to the Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnac Temple
8586071 Entrance to the Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnac Temple by Egyptian; Karnak Temple, Karnak, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

Entrance to the Karnac Temple with lines of Sphinxes
8586012 Entrance to the Karnac Temple with lines of Sphinxes by Egyptian; Karnak Temple, Karnak, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

Luxor temple at night (photo)
8585985 Luxor temple at night (photo) by Egyptian; Temple of Luxor, Luxor, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

The engraved columns at the entrance to the Temple of Horus, Edfu
8587166 The engraved columns at the entrance to the Temple of Horus, Edfu by Egyptian; Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt)

Entrance to the Karnac Temple
8586006 Entrance to the Karnac Temple by Egyptian; Karnak Temple, Karnak, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

Entrance to the Karnac Temple, View of the Obelisk
8585996 Entrance to the Karnac Temple, View of the Obelisk by Egyptian; Karnak Temple, Karnak, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

Column alignment and obelisk, Karnak site
8586086 Column alignment and obelisk, Karnak site by Egyptian; Karnak, Luxor, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Luxor, city on the Nile of ancient Thebes)

1st century Roman temple of Garni. Ionic and Paine (photo)
8567073 1st century Roman temple of Garni. Ionic and Paine (photo) by Roman, (1st century AD); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Garni Roman temple 1st century (photo)
8567052 Garni Roman temple 1st century (photo) by Roman, (1st century AD); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Alignment of columns, papyriform capitals, Philae temple
8588833 Alignment of columns, papyriform capitals, Philae temple by Egyptian; Philae, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Temple of Philae)

Walls and pillars, Horus temple, Edfu
8586581 Walls and pillars, Horus temple, Edfu by Egyptian; Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt Edfu, a city in Upper Egypt housing the Temple of Horus. Built from 237 to 57 BC)

Hator Temple Columns, Philae
8588770 Hator Temple Columns, Philae by Egyptian; Philae, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt. Temple of Philae, the cult of Isis Temple of Hator, detail of the columns); © Jean Bernard

Columns and Pharaoh Headdress of the Hedjet, Kom Ombo Temple
8587500 Columns and Pharaoh Headdress of the Hedjet, Kom Ombo Temple by Egyptian; Temple of Sobek and Haroeris, Kom Ombo, Egypt; (add.info.: Egypt)

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"Colonne: A Symbol of History, Art, and Music" Step into the early 1900s in Paris, France, and you will find yourself standing before the majestic Colonne Vendome. This iconic monument stands tall as a testament to French history and grandeur. Travel further into the Ardennes region of France, where Chateau de Sedan houses a remarkable museum. Here, visitors can marvel at the captivating artwork depicting Christ bound to the Column. The painting "Christ After the Flagellation Contemplated by the Christian Soul" transports viewers back to c. 1628-9 with its vivid portrayal on canvas. In another realm of artistry lies Edouard Colonne, a renowned French conductor and violinist from 1838-1910. His black-and-white photograph captures his passion for music that resonates through time. Venturing beyond borders brings us to Italy's Monreale and its enchanting Colonne del Chiostro de Monastero. These ancient columns stand proudly within their monastic surroundings, showcasing architectural brilliance. Theodore Turpin de's masterpiece takes us on an artistic journey through Venice's Ducal Palace and Piazzetta. His painting offers a glimpse into Venetian life while capturing part of this historic cityscape. Delving deeper into history reveals Ancient Rome's Forum Romanum with its commemorative victory column from 1866 depicted in colored engravings. It serves as a reminder of past triumphs etched in stone for eternity. Lastly, we encounter Venezia's Piazzetta San Marco e le due Colonne captured beautifully in colored photographs. These vibrant images transport us straight to Venice's bustling square surrounded by two magnificent columns. Whether it be historical monuments or artistic expressions like Edouard Colonne conducting his concerts or paintings portraying Christ bound to the Column – each mention of "colonne" unveils unique facets intertwining history, art, and music.