This french general led a Franco-American division in the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

Canis Lupus

Cinco De Mayo

A portrait of a beautiful smirking woman is one of the most mysterious, yet most beautiful works by this Italian renaissance man.

This play, though tragic, was originally lifted from The Italian Tradition of Comedia Del Arte.

This Spanish author wrote a long, serialized account of an insane 16th-century gentleman, who roamed the countryside as a knight errant.

Ursus Americanus

Bastile Day

This Italian Sculptor wore a different hat to paint a cluttered but beautiful ceiling atop the Sistine Chapel.

This crookback English King, thanks to Shakespeare's patronage by The Tudor Dynasty, was made out to be a little more villainous than he actually was.

This Spanish explorer is widely credited for discovering the Fountain of Youth in the 16th century.

Haliaeetus Leucocephalus

St. George's Day

This Spanish master put his own spin on what he saw during the bombing of Guernica in 1939.

Shakespeare's real life "Prince of Tyre" was not a prince, nor did he live in Tyre, but Athens, gaining acclaim for planning a renovation of the Acropolis.

This modern French General led Free France forces in The Second World War.

Capra Aegagrus

Indian Independence Day

This dutch master painted several members of his hometown's patrol taking a break.

Scholars believe this play was produced by The Lord Chamberlain's men in order to clear Shakespeare's name in the wake of the gunpowder plot.

This Italian Mogul used his money and influence to rule over all of Florence, patronizing many of the great masters in the renaissance.

Desmodontinae

Japan's Constitution Memorial Day

This dutchman, with a holy name, painted The Garden of Eden, one of its only visual depictions in history.

This play, about a deposition of an incompetent, foppish king, was performed the night of the gunpowder plot, possibly implicating the bard in the conspiracy.