Equestrian and Knight Imagery

Artworks featuring knights and historical figures on horseback, adorned in armor, capturing dynamic poses and cultural significance in various eras.

Qusayr Amra, Jordanien Fresken einer Wüstenburg Qusayr Amra, Jordanien Fresken einer Wüstenburg LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Nataliya_Nazarovax 23167980

Great Palace Mosaic Museum. Mosaics of pavement of a peristyle court (Great Palace of Constantinople). 4th-6th centuries. Byzantine period. Detail. South-western hall. Istanbul. Turkey.

Crypt of frescoes with motifs from the life of Jesus Christ and St. Hermagoras, the first martyr of Aquileia, under the Romanesque Basilica of Aquileia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aquileia, Udine, Italy, Europe

Wall frieze from the tomb of Ramesses VI. Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own. The layout is typical of the 20th dynasty - the Ramesside period. Ramesses VI Nebmaatre-Meryamun was the fifth ruler of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for about eight years in the mid-to-late 12th century BC

Fragment of a painting on the corridor wall, Abbey of St Mary Nascent, Morimondo, Lombardy, Italy, 12th century.

MOSAICO DE AQUILES EN LA VILLA ROMANA DE OLMEDA (PALENCIA). Location: VILLA ROMANA. OLMEDA. PALENCIA.

Qusayr Amra, Jordanien Fresken einer Wüstenburg Qusayr Amra, Jordanien Fresken einer Wüstenburg LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Nataliya_Nazarovax 23167980

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC) Assyrian, about 827 BC. The obelisk was erected in the centre of Nimrud, shortly before Shalmaneser III's death. It records the king's campaigns, showing tribute brought from all directions. The stone itself is a fine-grain black limestone streaked with white.

Great Palace Mosaic Museum. 4th-6th centuries. Detail of a mosaic depicting a water mill and a leopard attacking a stag. South-western hall. Istanbul. Turkey.

PATIO MUDEJAR-PINTURA. Location: MONASTERIO DE LA RABIDA. PALOS DE LA FRONTERA. Huelva. SPAIN.

Medieval wall painting of Saint Christopher, All Saints church, Middleton, Suffolk, England, UK.

A man being eaten by a monster, Harkeberger by Johannes Pictor, Sweden.

painted house with old typical scenes painted house with old typical scenes, Valldemossa,Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21724405

Dei El Bahari.

Wall frieze from the tomb of Ramesses VI. Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own. The layout is typical of the 20th dynasty - the Ramesside period. Ramesses VI Nebmaatre-Meryamun was the fifth ruler of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for about eight years in the mid-to-late 12th century BC

Mural paintings of the conquest of Mallorca. Dated 13th Century

Tile Panel first half 14th century. Tile Panel 446700

PINTURAS MURALES DE SAN BAUDELIO DE CASILLAS DE BERLANGA - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO ESPAÑOL. Author: ANONIMO ESPAÑOL. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

13th century Arabic casket, collegiate church of Sant Feliu de Girona, Girona art museum, Catalonia, Spain.

Tomb of the Hunter, detail from the frescoes, Necropolis of Tarquinia (Unesco World Heritage List, 2004), Lazio, Italy. Etruscan civilisation, 5th century BC.

SANTA ROSALIA - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: CONVENTO DE SANTA CLARA. CARMONA. Seville. SPAIN. SANTA ROSALIA DE PALERMO.

Roman era. Mural painting. Wax tablet. Detail. Rome. Italy. Imperial Era.

Iberians. Pre-Roman Period. Musician playing an aulos. From old Edeta (Miguel de Liria). 2nd century BC. Archaeological Museum of Valencia. Spain. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Aubazat. Wall paintings of the Romanesque style in Saint-Barthélemy chapel located in Peyrusse, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Franc

boats, around the year 1300, lime mortar and inert load, Plaza de la Lonja, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

JAIMAS CON MUJERES ASOMADAS - DETALLE DEL GRAN PANEL CON LA CACERIA DE ONAGROS - FRESCOS OMEYAS DEL CASTILLO DE QUSEIR AMRA - SIGLO VIII. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

vanzaghello street lombardy italy varese abstract pavement of a curch and marble

Egypt. Necropolis of Saqqara. Mastaba of Kagemni (2350 BC). Chief Justice and vizier of the Pharaoh Teti. Relief depicting fishes. 6th Dynasty. Old Kingdom.

Ruins of Jerash, Gerasa, Jerash mosaic. Section showing river, water-fowl and flora. 1920, Jordan, Gerasa (Extinct city)

Romanesque art in the National Art Museum of Catalonia,Barcrelona,Apse of Estaon (mid-12th century).

Incense burner lid. Teotihuacan Culture. Mexico. Middle classical period. Mesoamerica. ANMH, Ny, USA.

ARTE ROMANICO. FRESCOS EN LA CRIPTA DE LA BASILICA DE SAN ISIDORO. LEON. PINTURA.

Europe, Greece. Fresco fragment of cushioned stool. 1800 BC. Ancient Greece

DET PINTURA - SIGLO XVI. Author: JULIO AQUILES (-1556) y ALEJANDRO MAYNER (-1545). Location: ALHAMBRA-TORRE DEL PEINADOR. GRANADA. SPAIN.

Sidewall, Leather, stamped, silvered, painted, Bottom central motif of a large lambrequin, suspended from scrolling strapwork. Also includes scrolling foliage and floral motifs. Field in brown and pale blue; diapered scrollwork and foliage in varnished silver; flowers of blue-and-white and red-and-white., Flanders, ca. 1700, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Anonymous / "Mosaic of Bacchus", 3rd century.

Abruzzo, Aquila, San Sebastiano, S. Sebastiano, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC

Tapestry and taffeta made of silk, Tiraz de Colls, Caliphate period, year nine hundred and seventy-five, Colls hermitage, Puente de Montañana, Aragon community, Spain.

casa pintada con escenas tipicas antiguas, Valldemossa,Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

DETALLE DE LA ESCENA DE BAÑO CON LA FIGURA FEMENINA PROTAGONISTA POSIBLEMENTE LA ESPOSA DEL CALIFA - FRESCO OMEYA - SIGLO VIII. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

mural paintings mural paintings, fresco torn off and transferred to canvas,Diocesan Museum of Jaca, Huesca, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21404955

TECHO DEL ABSIDE - BOVEDA APUNTADA PINTADA S X. Location: MARIENKIRCHE. Terrassa. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Tumba TT-104 Tutnefer. Egipto.

Italy, Piedmont (Piemonte), Province of Cuneo, Grinzane Cavour, Castello Cavour Grinzane, painted mural

Decoration of the Camera degli Sposi (Camera Picta), by Mantegna Andrea, 1465 - 1474, 15th Century, fresco and ""dry"" tempera. Italy, Lombardy, Mantua, Ducal Palace. East wall. Central lunette with wreaths: festoons grapes and vine leaves. Patchy.

BOVEDA LATERAL-ESCENAS CABALLERESCAS Y LEGENDARIAS-S XV-EPOCA NAZARI-PINTURA CRISTIANA. Location: ALHAMBRA-SALA DE LOS REYES. GRANADA. SPAIN.

Ancient fresco from the walls of the pompeii, Italy ruins

Wall frieze from the tomb of Ramesses VI. Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own. The layout is typical of the 20th dynasty - the Ramesside period. Ramesses VI Nebmaatre-Meryamun was the fifth ruler of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for about eight years in the mid-to-late 12th century BC

Two women in a carriage. Fresco dated between 14th and 13th century BC. Second palace of Tiryns National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece.

Wall frieze from the tomb of Ramesses VI. Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own. The layout is typical of the 20th dynasty - the Ramesside period. Ramesses VI Nebmaatre-Meryamun was the fifth ruler of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. He reigned for about eight years in the mid-to-late 12th century BC

PINTURA MURAL EN LA PARED DEL CLAUSTRO ALTO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA. Location: UNIVERSIDAD. SALAMANCA. SPAIN.

Frescoes inside Keldby church, Keldby, Mon, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Stabia, Italy, Beautiful Roman wall paintings in the archaeological excavation Villa Arianna, Southern Italy

Abruzzo, Civitaretenga, S. Egidio, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Stone engraved with the representation of the gods Odin, Thor and Frey at the bottom. At the top a sacrifice is shown to Odin. A man standing gives a spear to a seated figure. Coming from Sanda, Gotland Island. Used as part of a coffin. Swedish History Museum. Stockholm, Sweden.

TAPIZ DE LAS CAMPAÑAS DE ALFONSO V DE PORTUGAL - SIGLO XV. Author: PASQUIER GRENIER (1447-1493) TEJEDOR DE TAPICES FL. Location: COLEGIATA DE LA ASUNCION. Pastrana. Guadalajara. SPAIN. ALFONSO V DE PORTUGAL. ALFONSO V EL AFRICANO.

Gallen-Kallela, Akseli, Ilmarinen plows a field, sketch for the dome frescoes of the Paris pavilion, sketch 1899, gouache on paper, middle part, painting, KALEVALA, SCENE, Ilmarinen, horse, subject of work, ploughing, plough, snakes, vultures, field, ornament, 145 cm x 152 cm, Photo no. 29268, 31.8.95, 5.12.95, photographer: Pirje Mykkänen, photo type: laakadia wk 3, keywords: KALEVALA, SCENE, Ilmarinen, horse, subject of work, ploughing, plough, snakes, rides, field, ornament, Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1865 - 1931, a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.

French, Louis XVI frame, Unknown framemaker, 4th quarter of 18th century, Carved wood, original matt and burnished water gilding

Gothic mural of Alcaniz Castle, 14th century. Army Castilian-Leonese with banners. Conquest of Valencia and Murcia, 13th century. Province of Teruel. Spain.

MUS TAPICES - TAPIZ DE LA SANTA CRUZ-DET PUENTE CON CISNES. Location: SEO MUSEO DE TAPICES Y CAPITULAR, LA. SARAGOSSA. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN.

Fantasy figures and telamon, ca 1220, fresco, Church of San Giacomo, Kastelaz, Termeno sulla Strada del Vino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 13th century.

DOS FIGURAS DESNUDAS POSIBLE REPRESENTACION DE GEMINIS EN UN CASETON DE LA BOVEDA DE LA NAVE CENTRAL DEL CASTILLO DE QUSEIR AMRA - SIGLO VIII. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

Paintings in dilapidated state in the UNESCO World Heritage site Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Spain. Galicia. Palas del Rey. Church of St. James (old monastery of Vilar de Donas). Paintings of the central apse. 14th century. Portraits of founders of the family Donas.

Saint from Sant Joan de Boí. Date/Period: Ca. 1100. Mural painting. Fresco transferred to canvas. Height: 1,750 mm (68.89 in); Width: 1,720 mm (67.71 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Large wall painting from the 14th century large wall painting from the 14th century

Tiled spanrel painted in cuerda seca technique, from the stables of Shah 'Abbas, Isfahan, Iran. Dated 17th Century

Sitio de Rodas, Taula de Canvi, Tapiz, siglo XVI. Museu del Disseny de Barcelona.

Embossed column decorated with acanthus leaves, vine tendrils and bunches of grapes. Remains of red polychrome. Marble. Early Christian Period. 5th century. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.

Anonymous. The story writing on the shoulder of time. Oil on wood. Grisaille paint. 1775-1785. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 76082-6 Allegory, allegorical, write, shoulder, history, oil on wood, paint in greyness, time

Marble mosaic floor of Siena Cathedral, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Paintings of Conquest of Majorca, 1285-90. Palace Berenguer Aguilar, Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain. Author: Master of the Conquest of Majorca.

Italy, Lazio, Ostia Antica, mosaics from the Baths of Neptune.

polychrome coffered ceiling polychrome coffered ceiling, medieval Mudejar domestic architecture,Archeological Museum. Úbeda, Jaén province, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21702819

Fresco of the fountain-nymphaeum of the House of the Small Fountain, Pompeii (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1997), Italy. Roman civilization, 1st century BC.

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c.1043-1099), known as El Cid. Castilian nobleman, military leader and diplomat. Sepulcher in the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardea, near Burgos (Spain). Engraving by Paris. "La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana", 1872. Later colouration.

Runic stone. Fragment of the lid of a stone sarcophagus from Husaby, province of Vastergotland. Text: In memory of Styrbjorn. Late Viking era. The Swedish History Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.

The Standard of Ur, Peace 2400 B.C. The main panels are known as War and Peace. Peace depicts goods being gathered for a banquet.

PINTURAS DEL SALON. Location: CASTILLO DE LOS CALATRAVOS. Alcaniz. TERUEL. SPAIN.

Italy, Trentino Alto Adige, Bressanone, Novella Monastery, wall painting detail of Temple of Diana.

Prague Old town hall astronomical clock. 16th-Century. Praha. Czech Republic.

Textile Fragment with Confronted Sphinxes andSerpents

Mosaics at Gaziantep Archaeology Museum, Gaziantep (Antep), Turkey

Roman mosaics, 1st century BC, in the Roman Villa of Torre Llauder or Can Llauder, Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Remains of standing male figures. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1662. Measurements: h 197 mm × w 320 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

View of intricate, aged stone carvings and relief sculptures on the archway's ceiling evoke a sense of ancient history, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Altar with offering vases, funerary painting of Paestum, Campania, Italy. Detail. Ancient Greek civilization, Magna Graecia, 4th Century BC.

Mosaic work depicting a fishing scene in waters abounding in fish

MUS DE TAPICES - TAPIZ DE LA NAVE. Location: SEO MUSEO DE TAPICES Y CAPITULAR, LA. SARAGOSSA. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN.

The National Gallery. St Georges slaying the Dragon. Church of St Leonard. 15 th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia.

Pélée painter. Hydria. Red figures. Athens (Greece), 440-420 BC. AD Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58657-1 Antiquity, detail, red figure, hydrie, music instrument, lyre, character representation, ancient vase

Roman merchant ship. Carved. Altar dedicated by the prefect ot the grain supply of Rome (Annona) Aurelius Avianus. 337-350 AD. Rome. National Roman Museum. Palace Massimo. Rome. Italy.

Man with his day today garbage acrylic colors on handmade paper

Wall painting fragments with a representation of a wild-boar hunt. Two women in a chariot watch the hounds attack a wounded prey in the forest. From the later Tiryns palace. Minoan civilization was a bronze-aged civilization that arose on the island of Crete and came to dominate the shores and islands of the Aegean Sea. The civilization flourished as a maritime power from approximately the 27th century to the 15th century BC

Europe, Greece. Ancient Greece. Votive plaque. Cow and calf. Knossos. 1600 BC. Bronze Age.

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Men in a window. Detail in one of the 'Jataka' reincarnations and episodes of life of Budha. Mural painting in the cave 2, 6th-7th c. Hindu art. Gupta period. Fresco.

Tapestry Cartoon Fragment: The Top of Woman's Head with Hair Braided over a Cloth Headdress 1500-50 School of Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian. Tapestry Cartoon Fragment: The Top of Woman's Head with Hair Braided over a Cloth Headdress 340609

Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Instituto Cultural de Cabanas built between 1805 and 1810, murals by Jose Clemente Orozco.

Fresco(XV), Vasca Limaria (XI Roman building), Capitular Museum, Atri, Abruzzo, Italy

Italy, Campania, Pompei, detail of fresco

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