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A painting of Noah's Ark. The Old Testament tale has not only inspired countless generations of artists, but also more than a century of "scientific" attempts to locate remains of the fabled vessel.

This 1924 French advertising poster for cigarettes is the work of Spanish artist Gaspar Camps, who was greatly influenced by Czech painter Alphonse Mucha.

The Mashki Gate after reconstruction in 1977. It was bulldozed by the Islamic State in 2016.

La valse à Mabille, 1870. The arrival of the waltz scandalized 19th century conservatives, who disliked that it encouraged dancers to put their arms around each other. Before the waltz, the closest dancers would get to one another was holding hands.

A cameo of Elizabeth I from the Cheapside Hoard. She was born at Placentia Palace, Greenwich, in 1533.

Champollion's notebook, which is undated, shows hieroglyphs in columns.

In 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe agreed to "paint a word picture of slavery" for an abolitionist newspaper. Her story, Uncle Tom's Cabin, became an instant bestseller—and drew the ire of Southern slaveholders, who burned copies and banned it from bookshelves.