Site Images

The art images displayed at the top of pages throughout this site exemplify a sampling of the geographic regions and time periods covered in the courses offered by Northwestern University's Department of History. Details about each image are provided below. The images are part of the Images for Academic Publishing initiative supported by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Mellink Archive at Bryn Mawr College. Access provided by ARTstor.

Detail from Manuscript Leaf, ca. 1380, France. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute: The Story of Lady Wenji, early 15th century, China. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from Prisoners from the Front by Winslow Homer, 1866, United States. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from Hanging Fragment, Upper Rhineland, ca. 1480-1490, Germany. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe by Pavel Petrovich Svinin, ca. 1813, United States. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from Lidded Vessel, 17th-18th century, Africa. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar by John Trumbull, 1789, United States. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from Battle between Alexander and Darius, ca. 1525, Afghanistan. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from Jar with Ritual Scene, 15th century, Mexico. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from Viewing Cherry Blossoms by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790, Japan. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, 1851, United States. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Detail from King Dasaratha and His Royal Retinue Proceed to Rama's Wedding, ca. 1680-90, India. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.