Volta Collection

Electricity / Voltaic Pile
VOLTAIC PILE The first workable device for generating a consistent flow of electricity, invented in 1799 by Alessandro Volta

Ghana, Volta Region, Akosombo. View over the Akosombo Dam which creates Lake Volta

Queen Elizabeth Dancing with the Earl of Leicester, 1581, (1942). Creator: Unknown
Queen Elizabeth Dancing with the Earl of Leicester, 1581, (1942). 16th century scene: Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester dance the volta as musicians play stringed instruments

Ancient Etruscan wedding ceremony. The bride and groom hold each others hands in front of doors which are only opened after the ceremony has ended

Volta Tower, Finedon, Northamptonshire - folly
Volta Tower, Finedon, Northamptonshire, folly built in 1865 collapsed in 1951 - Thomas E. Pope photo postcard c. 1910 Date: circa 1910

Volta (X62)
Marine Nationale Francaise - Volta (X62), a Mogador-class destroyer. Scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942. (Marine Nationale Francaise - French Navy) Date: circa 1940

Senufo mask (Burkina Fasso). It combines features of animals and humans. Senufo masks have the power to help communication between the living and their dead ancestors. African art. Decorative Arts

Galvanization of the corpse of a hangman with the pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta
XEE4136700 Galvanization of the corpse of a hangman with the pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta: under the influence of electricite, the corpse seems to come back to life

The Choir of the Apostles, 1500-04 (fresco)
6262745 The Choir of the Apostles, 1500-04 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Chapel Nova or Chapel of St)

Detail of vault: The angel guarantees the offspring to Joachim and Anne, 1424
6253782 Detail of vault: The angel guarantees the offspring to Joachim and Anne, 1424 by Nelli, Ottaviano (c.1370-c.1444); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria

Detail of vault: Anna and Joachim meeting at the golden door of Jerusalem, 1424
6253768 Detail of vault: Anna and Joachim meeting at the golden door of Jerusalem, 1424 by Nelli, Ottaviano (c.1370-c.1444); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria

Chariot of the Sun driven by Apollo, Apollo Loggia, c. 1560 (fresco)
3606298 Chariot of the Sun driven by Apollo, Apollo Loggia, c.1560 (fresco) by Castello, Giovanni Battista (Il Bergamasco) (1509-69) & Cambiaso, Luca (1527-85); Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere

Painted ceiling of the vault, Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Abbey of Santa Giustina, 17th-18th century (fresco)
5949071 Painted ceiling of the vault, Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Abbey of Santa Giustina, 17th-18th century (fresco) by Ricci, Sebastiano (1658-1734); Abbey of Santa Giustina, Padua

Allegory of Chastity, the Bardi Chapel, vault, 1320-25
6365911 Allegory of Chastity, the Bardi Chapel, vault, 1320-25 by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); Santa Croce, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Basilica of the Holy Cross, the Bardi Chapel)

Allegory of Obedience, the Bardi Chapel, vault, 1320-25
6365908 Allegory of Obedience, the Bardi Chapel, vault, 1320-25 by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); Santa Croce, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Basilica of the Holy Cross, the Bardi Chapel)

Etruscan bronze statue of Tages as a noble boy with bracelets on his arms and legs 1
6339975 Etruscan bronze statue of Tages as a noble boy with bracelets on his arms and legs 1, and bas-relief of the monster Volta with the muzzle of a dog emerging from a tomb 2

Detail of vault: Nativity of Mary, 1424
6253811 Detail of vault: Nativity of Mary, 1424 by Nelli, Ottaviano (c.1370-c.1444); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The chapel: frescoes by Ottaviano Nelli, realised in 1424)

Vault of the antechoir, 1679 (fresco)
3928887 Vault of the antechoir, 1679 (fresco) by Baciccio, Il (Giovanni B. Gaulli) (1639-1709); Church of the Gesu, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Chiesa del Gesu)

Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), inside, the presbitery vault: "St Michael the Archangel", (1622-24)
6372455 Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), inside, the presbitery vault: " St Michael the Archangel", (1622-24), fresco of the ceiling, by Lazzaro Tavarone by Tavarone

The patriarchs, 1500-04 (fresco)
6262752 The patriarchs, 1500-04 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or Chapel of St)

Christ the judge and angels, detail, 1447-49
6262744 Christ the judge and angels, detail, 1447-49 by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro) (c.1387-1455) & Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese di Sandro (1420-97); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta)

Detail of vault: The angel guarantees the offspring to Joachim and Anne, 1424
6253776 Detail of vault: The angel guarantees the offspring to Joachim and Anne, 1424 by Nelli, Ottaviano (c.1370-c.1444); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria

The Doctors of the Church, 1500-04 (fresco)
6262753 The Doctors of the Church, 1500-04 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior)

The Martyrs, 1500-04 (fresco)
6262754 The Martyrs, 1500-04 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or Chapel of St)

The Prophets, 1447-49 (fresco)
6262747 The Prophets, 1447-49 (fresco) by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole) (c.1387-1455); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria

Detail of vault: Marriage of St. Anne; The Angel promises offspring to Joachim
6253762 Detail of vault: Marriage of St. Anne; The Angel promises offspring to Joachim and Anna; Their meeting at the golden door of Jerusalem; Nativity of Mary, 1424 by Nelli

Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), inside, The Lercari Chapel or The Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament (Northern apse)
6372382 Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), inside, The Lercari Chapel or The Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament (Northern apse), vault: " Hosea"

La Volta Ridden By J.Weaver 25 March 1997 Date: 25 March 1997

View of the courtyard with the statue of Alessandro Volta (1878)
LRI4688159 View of the courtyard with the statue of Alessandro Volta (1878) by Italian School; University of Pavia, Italy; (add.info.: Great courtyard of the University of Pavia)

Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta (1745-1827) presented in 1801 to consul Napoleon Bonaparte
LRI4632304 Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta (1745-1827) presented in 1801 to consul Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) at the Institut national de France the results of his experiments which enabled him to

A scientist (probably Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta) doing a scientific experiment in
GIA4744241 A scientist (probably Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta) doing a scientific experiment in front of the Melzi Deril family. Anonymous painting

Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta built, in 1799, the electro-motor or electric battery
LSE4106516 Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta built, in 1799, the electro-motor or electric battery - engraving, 19th century by Unknown Artist

Pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta, invented in 1800
GIA4817404 Pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta, invented in 1800. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta

The piles of Alessandro (Alexander) Volta. Museum of Science and Technology, Milan
GIA4744270 The piles of Alessandro (Alexander) Volta. Museum of Science and Technology, Milan. by Volta, Alessandro (1745-1827); Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci

Alexander (Alessandro) Volta built, in December 1799, the electric motor (or battery)
XEE4414905 Alexander (Alessandro) Volta built, in December 1799, the electric motor (or battery). In" Album de la Science", Editions Jouvet, 1896

Electrical machine, Voltaic pile, Leyden jar
Electrical machine 1, Voltaic pile 2, Leyden jar 3, and electrical stool 4. Physique: machine electrique, pistolet de Volta, bouteille de Leyde, tabouret electrique

Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta presents his capacitor in Napoleon
GIA4817443 Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta presents his capacitor in Napoleon. chromolithographof the 19th century. by Unknown Artist

Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta explains to Napoleon Bonaparte the principle of his electric
LSE4106515 Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta explains to Napoleon Bonaparte the principle of his electric battery - in " The Universe and Humanity" by Kraemer by Unknown Artist

Portraits of scientists Georges Cuvier (1764-1832), Alessandro (Alexandre
XEE4136702 Portraits of scientists Georges Cuvier (1764-1832), Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta (1745-1827), Alexander Von Humboldt (Alexandre de Humboldt, 1769-1859)

Our Special Artists Voyage to the Gold Coast (engraving)
1621084 Our Special Artists Voyage to the Gold Coast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Special Artists Voyage to the Gold Coast)

The Italian physicist Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta (1745-1827
JLJ4622465 The Italian physicist Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta (1745-1827) presents his pile to Napoleon Bonaparte. 1801 Private collection by Unknown Artist

The Destruction of the Foochow Arsenal and Chinese Fleet by the French Squadron under Admiral Courbet (engraving)
1045921 The Destruction of the Foochow Arsenal and Chinese Fleet by the French Squadron under Admiral Courbet (engraving) by Nash

Alexandre (Alexandre) Volta read before the academy of sciences his thesis on the pile in
XEE4414921 Alexandre (Alexandre) Volta read before the academy of sciences his thesis on the pile in the presence of the first Consul Bonaparte on November 18, 1800

Electroscope capacitor of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta - in "
LSE4106521 Electroscope capacitor of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta - in " Popular physics" by Emile Desbeaux, 19th century by Unknown Artist

Portrait of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta (1745 - 1827) - in "Album of Science
XEE4114874 Portrait of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta (1745 - 1827) - in " Album of Science; illustrious scholars; Great Discoveries" 1896

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"Exploring the Electrifying Legacy of Volta: From Ghana to Folly" Discover the captivating world of "Volta, " a term that encompasses various intriguing aspects. First and foremost, it is synonymous with electricity, tracing its roots back to Alessandro Volta's groundbreaking invention - the voltaic pile. This revolutionary device paved the way for modern electrical systems we rely on today. Venturing into geography, we find ourselves in Ghana's enchanting Volta Region, home to Akosombo and its impressive hydroelectric dam on the mighty Volta River. The region boasts breathtaking landscapes and vibrant cultural heritage. On our journey through time and space, we stumble upon an architectural marvel known as the Volta Tower in Finedon, Northamptonshire. A whimsical folly that adds charm to its surroundings. Transportation enthusiasts may recognize "Volta (X62), " a route connecting towns and cities across Scotland. It serves as a lifeline for commuters and travelers alike. Art aficionados will appreciate how "Volta" transcends boundaries by merging cultures through artifacts like the Senufo mask from Burkina Faso. This masterpiece combines unique features that captivate observers with their intricate craftsmanship. History comes alive when Queen Elizabeth dances with her suitor, Earl of Leicester in 1581 - an evocative painting capturing a moment frozen in time by an unknown artist. Returning to Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta himself - an Italian physicist whose contributions revolutionized science forever. His colored engraving of the voltaic pile showcases his brilliance and ingenuity. Delving deeper into culture, we encounter Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) where Toucouleurs women embody grace and elegance while preserving their rich traditions amidst changing times. The legacy of Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta extends beyond scientific achievements; even death couldn't escape his influence.