This terracotta sculpture depicts an apocryphal scene from the life of King Edward, in which his life was saved by his young wife, Eleanor, who sucked poison from his arm after Edward was stabbed by a would-be-assassin with a poisoned dagger during…
This painting by Delacrois was commissioned by Louis-Philippe, the last king of France. It shows a scene from the Fourth Crusade, wherein the Crusaders decide to sack the city of Constantinople instead of continuing on to invade the Muslin East and…
This equestrian bronze statue of Saladin was unveiled in 1993 by the then Syrian president Hafex Assad marking the 800th anniversary of Saladin’s death. It depicts his victory at the Battle of Hittin. Saladin is shown on horseback with two swordsmen,…