Public Domain Photos

• Mute Swans in Jeziorak Lake
  The photo shows a swimming pair of Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) in Jeziorak Lake in the Ilawa Lakeland in Warmia-Masuria in northern Poland. The lake has 20 small islands which are ideal nesting grounds for swans and other waterfowls. The landscape park (protected area) known as Iława Lakeland Scenic Park is part of the Ilawa […]
• Diademed Sifaka Lemurs (Propithecus diadema)
  The Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema) belongs to the species of lemurs of the Genus Propithecus of the Indriidae family of woolly lemurs. These lemurs are endemic to the humid equatorial rainforests of Madagascar. They are also known as Diademed Simpona and by other local names such as Simpony and Ankomba Joby. Visitors to Madagascar can […]
• Ancient Egyptian Ostraca Art
  What you see here is a magnificent Egyptian painting, which is about 3300 years old, depicting an Egyptian woman dancer, performing a backbend, commonly found in performances of contortion, gymnastics and dances. The backbend, which requires intense training, shows the superior professionalism, talents and high skills of the dancer. The dancing woman, wearin […]
• Van Gogh: Portrait of Dr. Gachet
  The ‘Portrait of Dr. Gachet’ by Vincent van Gogh is one of the most expensive paintings in the world. It depicts the French physician Dr. Paul Gachet (1828-1909) who treated van Gogh during the final days of his life. In 1890 the artist’s younger brother and art dealer Theo van Gogh sent him to Dr. […]
• Roman mosaics in Villa Romana del Casale
  The picture shows two young women of ancient Rome playing a ball game, part of several mosaics discovered in the Villa Romana del Casale, an ancient imperial villa and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located near the town of Piazza Armerina in Sicily, Italy. The villa currently has the unique distinction of being the […]
• Significance of Olympic Rings
  This is a beautiful picture of the Olympic Rings logo at the Hong Kong Museum of Art displayed during the Summer Olympics (XXIX Olympiad) that took place in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008, the equestrian events of which were held in Hong Kong. More than 11,000 athletes from 204 nations competed in […]
• Psychedelic Art and Fractal Designs
  The picture depicts a Fractal Art work that can be described as Psychedelic Art. These are high-impact visuals that have the potential to alter the state of mind of the viewers, no matter whether the viewers understand what is depicted in the art or not. But if they look at the art, they are unknowingly […]
• Suprematist Composition, the most expensive Russian art
  The Suprematist Composition (Blue rectangle over the red beam) is an oil painting by the Russian painter Kazimir Malevich (1879-1935). The painting depicts a rare combination of geometrical figures and bright colors arranged harmoniously in space. Created in 1916, the Suprematist Composition was exhibited in Moscow in 1919-20. In 1927 Malevich exhibited the […]
• Shrimps as nutritious seafood
  Shrimps, together with prawns, are one of the most widely consumed aquatic sources of food in all parts of the world. Because of their high commercial and nutritious values, shrimps and prawns are also farmed and harvested on a large scale for sale in the local and export markets. Though shrimps and prawns belong to […]
• Apple and oak near Castelfranco di Sopra
  This photo shows a lonely apple and an unidentified Quercus (Oak species) tree photographed near Castelfranco di Sopra, the municipal town in the Province of Arezzo in the Tuscany region of Italy. The scene looks quite eerie, yet with some soothing spiritual appeal with the misty background showing what looks like an orchard. Observe the […]