The Golden age
About this photograph
Fresco by Pietro da Cortona.
- Date created
- c. 1637
- License
- This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
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- Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony: First part of a North Carolina history text for secondary students, covering the land, American Indians before contact with Europeans, Spanish exploration, the Roanoke colony, and the Columbian Exchange. (Page 4.5)
- North Carolina History: A Sampler: A sample of the more than 800 pages of our digital textbook for North Carolina history, including background readings, various kinds of primary sources, and multimedia. Also includes an overview of the textbook and how to use it. (Page 3.1)
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In this painting of the Golden Age of Greek Mythology, men, women, and children lounge play nearly naked with animals, including a peaceful lion and a dog, and are fed on the acorns of a great oak tree. The painting is a fresco (painted into wet plaster) on the walls of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy.
