Stories, News, Articles and Galleries reflecting our collection
Jump in to our image slideshow time machine as we take you back 100 years to the United Sates in 1925. What was going on in the daily lives of people, what events were happening? Are there things we do now that were surprisingly similar all that time ago? When you do see something in […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti Thanks to UIG contributors Giuseppe Molteni and Roberta Motta, UIG is delighted to highlight one of the lesser-known impressionists: the Italian painter Giuseppe De Nittis (February 25, 1846 – August 2, 1884). After being expelled from the Academy of Naples in 1863, De Nittis eventually found his way to Paris, arriving in […]
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Universal Images Group contributing photographer Claudio Ciabochi offers his customers a wide range of subject areas, including architecture (including ancient buildings, castles, fortresses, abbeys, monasteries, archaeological sites and theatres); art (such as museums, art collections, frescos, picture-galleries etc); still life and landscapes ( mountains, coasts, natural parks etc.); people and folk festivals (including folklore meetings, […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti The art of the tightrope walker has its roots in history. The presence of ancient Roman frescoes depicting tightrope-walking fauns in Cicero’s Villa in Pompeii already takes us back in time to a profession and an art that lives in balance between fantasy and reality, given its enormous risk. The challenge of not […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) was born in 1445 and this March will mark his 580thbirthday. Botticelli’s works are known throughout the world and make Florence a temple of his greatness. Sandro Botticelli was one of the most esteemed painters and designers among the artists of the Renaissance. Under the […]
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Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp which remains a global symbol of terror, genocide and the Holocaust, was liberated eighty years ago on January 27, 1945, by the Soviet Red Army. At its liberation, there were approximately seven thousand prisoners remaining at the camp. Auschwitz was established nearly a year after the September 1939 German invasion […]
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On Monday, January 20, 2025 Donald J Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The United States’ Inauguration Day has occurred every four years since 1789 when George Washington recited the same oath that President-Elect Trump will state: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of […]
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Travel with us to the beautiful old city of Dubrovnik on the southern Adriatic Sea coast, it is usually regarded as the most picturesque city on the Dalmatian coast and is referred to as the “Pearl of the Adriatic.” There are many beautiful places in the world, however the people of Dubrovnik claim their city to be the […]
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World Typing Day began in Malaysia in 2011 and the day commemorates the Malaysian Speed Typing Contest. The invention of various kinds of typing machines was attempted throughout the 19th century but most were large and cumbersome, some resembling pianos in size and shape. All were much slower to use than handwriting. Typewriting machines as we […]
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Over the course of a year we receive, select and process many thousands of images across a wide variety of subjects. We are privileged to work with such a fantastic range of photographers, agencies and archives. Check out our slideshows below of just some of the interesting, striking and topical images, that we received in […]
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