Historical Ceremony Depictions

Vibrant scenes of Middle Ages ceremonies, tournaments, and historical figures in elaborate costumes, capturing the grandeur of medieval celebrations.

Great Britain, United Kingdom, England, Surrey, London, Hampton Court Palace, Detail of Meeting of Henry VIII and Emperor Maximilian I, circa 1513, unknown artist

History. Middle Ages. Vassal paying homage to their liege lord. Engraving. (Later colouration). Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: Johan George Heck.

'Sir Philip Sidney at the Tournament in Whitehall', c1929. 'In 1575, Sidney appeared at the Court of Queen Elizabeth, where he soon attracted Royal favour'. The Accession Day tilts were a series of elaborate festivities held annually at the court of Elizabeth I of England to celebrate her Accession Day, 17 November 1558, also known as Queene's Day. From "Heroic Deeds of Great Men", by C. Sheridan Jones and Alfred Miles, illustrated by Howard Davie and Harry Payne Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London, c1929

Juan González; Miguel González / 'Series of the Conquest of Mexico'. 1698. Shell work, Oil on canvas mounted on panel, panel. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

MAXIMILIAN I., EMPEROR OF GERMANY, AND MARY OF BURGUNDY.

Eternal Victory, 'Brute force cannot prevail against the ideals of justice and freedom'. Frank O. Salisbury (1874-1962). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1911. 64.7 x 91.4cm

Great Britain, United Kingdom, England, Surrey, London, Hampton Court Palace, Detail of Meeting of Henry VIII and Emperor Maximilian I, circa 1513, unknown artist

The Furstenzug (Procession of Princes), Dresden, Germany.

Germany, Bavaria, Munich, The Hofgarden, Frescoes depicting Episodes from The History of the House of Wittlesbach

Woodcut illustrating the first row of horses on Emperor Karl V's triumphal car by Hans Schäufelin, produced between 1537 and 1551, showing the horse formation and ceremonial elements.

Wat Tyler's Rebellion - Nothing was refused in the hope of appeasing them

History of Spain. Noayo's heroes. Engraving. Later colouration. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume III, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Amsterdam, Smit, Jan Willem, J., Vermandel, Willem, Buys, Jacobus, Northern Netherlands, King, Theodoor, Scenes from the life of Prince William I, 1568-1584, Whoever of us feeds on bread given by you, Is a greater scoundrel than one of your accursed brood, Leiden residents refuse the bread offered by the Spaniards, 1574, The besieged Leiden residents refuse the bread offered by the Spaniards, 1574. Thirteenth song., print, picture, historical print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 180 mm, width 135 mm, 1748-02-03 - 1829-01-31, print maker, printmaker, 1782 - 1782, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1724-11-19 - 1801-04-07, after a design by, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

Procession of homage in honour of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria - 19th century. Author: HANS MAKART (1840-1884). Location: KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM / MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES. WIEN. AUSTRIA.

Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Duke of Burgundy. Death of Charles the Bold. Engraving in History of Spain, 1828. Colored.

A 1537 colored woodcut by Hans Schäufelin showing the honorary and third row of the horse team on Emperor Karl V's triumphal car, detailing riders, horses, and decorative elements on parchment.

Edles Burgunder-Kostüm, 15. Jahrhundert, Frankreich, Burgund, Geschichte der Mode, Kostümgeschichte, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalv...

Klaus Störtebeker, a notorious pirate of the Vitalia Brothers, was allegedly captured and executed in Hamburg in 1401, school painting, authentic reproduction of a school mural, around 1911, exact date unknown, historical

Munich, Lithographische Anstalt in Munich, Germany, Mettenleiter, Johann Michael, Ariovists unterredung mit Caesar, Ariovistus in confrontation with Caesar, 58 BC, The Germanic leader Ariovistus in consultation with Julius Caesar, probably before the battle of Besançon in 58 BC, print, picture, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 360 mm, width 265 mm, 1765-04-22 - 1853-03-19, print maker, printmaker, 1808 - 1808, first quarter 19th century, paper, lithography (technique), German, printer

Alberto de Brandeburgo (1490-1568), Primer Duque de Prusia y Gran Maestre de la Orden Teutónica, rindiendo homenaje y vasallaje en 1525 al Rey de Polonia, Segismundo I, Jagellon el Viajero (1467-1548). Grabado de 1866.

Giuliano de' Medici as a teenager with Leopard, Procession of the Old King, west wall, Fresco cycle, Procession of the Magi, Benozzo Gozzoli, circa 1459-1460, Capella dei Magi, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Bominaco, S. Pellegrino, Oratory, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

CARLOS I. REY DE ESPAÑA. 1500-1585. " REVISTA DEL REY A LAS TROPAS QUE EMBARCARON DESDE BARCELONA RUMBO A TUNEZ, AÑO 1535 ". GRABADO DE UN TAPIZ DE LA SERIE CONQUISTA DE TUNEZ.

Schlachtszene aus der Zeit der Schlacht bei Mühldorf, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originals dem Jahr 1880, mittelalterliche Miniaturmalere...

LA BATALLA DE TETUAN - 1961 - O/T - 308x406 - VERSION DEL CUADRO DE MARIANO FORTUNY. Author: SALVADOR DALI. Location: MUSEUM OF MODERN ART. NEW YORK CITY. GALA DALI.

Robert Carr. 1st Earl of Somerset. was a favorite of James I who broke his leg in 1606 during a wrestling match attended by the king. Carr's later influence was so great that in 1610 he played a key role in persuading the king to dissolve Parliament. England. digital reproduction of a historical original.

Illustration for the frontispiece of ""Voyages"" by French physician and traveller Francois Bernier (1620-1688). Stay in the East: twelve years in India at the court of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (1618-1707). Engraving. Edition published in Amsterdam, 1679. XVIIme siecle: lettres, sciences et arts, France 1590-1700 (17th century: letters, sciences and arts), by Paul Lacroix. Published in Paris by Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1882.

Image reproduction: Józef Chełmoński (1849-1914), before departure; Czernecki, Jan (Wieliczka, Kraków; Publisher; 1905-1939); around 1920 (1919-00-00-1920-00-00);

Actualités: Élections d'Angleterre, 1841. Clémente Pruche (French, 1831-1870). Lithograph;

The Carnival in Rome in 1574, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

The Prince shone pre-eminently and proved well his noble birth

Battle at the Mulvian Bridge - 312 A.D. Pieter Lastman (1583-1633 Dutch) Mumicipal Art Collection, Augsburg, Germany

Hannibal crossing the Alps, 218 BC, by Jacopo Ripanda (active ca 1500-1516), ca 1510, fresco from the Conservatories Palace, Rome. Detail. Second Punic War, Italy, 3rd century BC.

Engelberts, Engelbertus Matthias, Netherlands, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), The Cimbri cross the Alps, The Cimbri cross the Alps., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 215 mm, width 144 mm, North Netherlands, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1782 - 1784, fourth quarter 18th century, Oriental paper, etching, etchings, Dutch, 1731-12-03 - 1807-03-25, intermediary draughtsman

The Conquest of Me_xico (1519-1521). Depicted scenes: F- Cholultecas indians kneeling before the king of Spain (obedience to the king). H- Towards to Cholula the Friar Bartolome de Olmedo baptizing seven Indians. Detail. Table belonging to a set of 6 made with the "enconchado" technique. Anonymous author. Oil and nacre. 1676-1700. Mexican School. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Distribution Of The Eagles On The Champs De Mars 1804 Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825 French) Oil On Canvas Chateau de Versailles, France

Illustration to the national epic Kalevala, Kochergin, Nikolai Mikhaylovich (1897-1974)

Francois I (1494-1547) King of France from 1515,

Flight of King Joseph Bonaparte from Vitoria, Spain, 1813 (c1890). Creator: Edmund Blair Leighton.

Elaine, the daughter of Bernard of Astolat, pines in a castle tower window as Sir Lancelot, rides off.

A man on a white horse being attacked by a tiger with the two other men rushing to save him. Gouache painting on mica by an Indic artist.

The Death of Harold, 1902.

'Socorro de Brisach' (detail), 1634-1635, Oil on canvas, P00859. Author: JUSEPE LEONARDO DE CHAVACIER (1601-1652). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. GOMEZ SUAREZ DE FIGUEROA. DUQUE DE FERIA.

After defeat at Flodden, Randolph Murray returns to Edinburgh Date: 9 September 1513

The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy. ca. 1470. Detail. Pyrrhus beheading Polyxena during the assault of the Achaeans. Cloth number 11 in the series, work of the Master of Cotivy, Henry or Conrard of Vulcop (active 1454-1479). Manufacturing of Tournai. Wool and silk. 6/7 threads per cm. 477 x 942 cm. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Zamora. Cathedral Museum.

The Judges of a Tourney arriving at the castle Date: circa 1500

Historia de España. Recibimiento triunfal en Barcelona de Carlos de Trastamara Evreux (1421-1461), príncipe de Viana, en marzo de 1461.

History. Mesopotamia. Assyria. Assyrians. Engraving. Colored. Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Later colouration. Author: Johan George Heck.

ESPINQUES, Everard de (15th c.). Romance of Tristan and Iseult. s.XV. Tournament at the Virgin's castle, Tristan against king Arthur. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).

America (16th). 'La Noche Triste' (Sad night, 30th June 1520). Painting belonging to the series 'Conquista de MŽxico' ('The Conquest of Mexico'). Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. America's Museum.

Knighthood 1444 1492 Lithography: Salb M. (edition) & Jan Matejko

Detail of Murat Defeating the Turkish Army at Aboukir; about 1805; Oil on canvas; mounted on board Antoine-Jean Gros; French; 1771-1835

MARRUECOS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE.

Battle Scene. Artist: François Joseph Heim (French, Belfort 1787-1865 Paris). Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 19 in. (29.6 x 48.3 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lazio Viterbo Tarquinia Palazzo Vitelleschi9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of Palazzo and museum as well as interior courtyard views and interior views of vaulting. 15th cent. gothic architecture (1436-39, 1460-90). Inside palazzo is the Cappella gentilizia, 15th century, and the antecappella, with frescoes of the story of Lucrezia alternating with the cardinal virtues. Antiquities: Phoenician: faience. Etruscan: sarcophagi; pottery; bronze implements (weapons, vessels, mirrors, candelabra). Gold jewelry. Terracotta masks, statuettes and votive objects. Roman: marble statues, bronze vessels, pottery. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign dates: February 15, 1984 and November 9, 1985. It appears that there may have been another campaign for which there are no notes. Palazzo Vitelleschi houses the Museo Nazionale Tarquiniese, antiquities prints are located in antiquities section. Only a few of the antiquities prints are matched to negatives. However, the NNP numbers follow the high

VAZQUEZ DIAZ, Daniel (1882-1969). Detail od Columbus' crew. Fresco. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. HUELVA. Palos de la Frontera. La Ràbida Monastery.

Cavaliers arabes emportant leurs morts, après une défaite contre des Spahis, Théodore Chassériau, Museo del Louvre,museo nacional de Francia, Paris, France,Western Europe.

Knight by russian master, copper engraving, watercolor, 1869, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum,

Engelberts, Engelbertus Matthias, Netherlands, Vinkeles, Reinier (I), The procession of the Cimbri over the Alps, The Cimbri trek over the Alps, The Cimbri cross the Alps., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 154 mm, width 100 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1741-06-19 - 1816-01-30, print maker, printmaker, 1782 - 1784, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, Dutch, 1731-12-03 - 1807-03-25, intermediary draughtsman

Combate de caballería en la época de Rosas. Date/Period: Ca. 1839. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 450 mm (17.71 in); Width: 540 mm (21.25 in). Author: Carlos Morel.

Cortes' Expulsion from Tenochtitlan in 1520 18th C. Artist Unknown Oil on canvas Museo de Americas, Madrid, Spain

Death of Eleazar. Eleazar slays the elephant and is crushed to death. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony. Date/Period: 1832. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 593.85 mm (23.37 in); Width: 714.50 mm (28.12 in). Author: George Catlin.

Peter III of Aragon (1240-1285), so-called "the Great". King of Aragon, Valencia (as Peter I) and Count of Barcelona (as Peter II). Coronation of Pedro III of Aragon in Saragossa in November 1276. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902).

The Mongol Invasion. Date/Period: Ca. 1904 (Meiji). Tapestries. Woven silk woven silk. Height: 364.76 mm (14.36 in); Width: 302.26 mm (11.90 in). Author: Kawashima Jimbei II.

Leiden, Arnz & Co., August, Utrecht, Houtman, Johannes Paulus, Netherlands, Costumed Procession. Representing the reception of William II, Count of Holland, King of the Roman Catholic Church in Utrecht in January 1249 given by His Students to celebrate the 25th Year of the Restoration of the Utrecht University on 2 June 1841, Costumed procession of 1841: knights and soldiers (sheet VI), verso - stamped, Four knights in armor on horseback, between them a group of foot soldiers. Sheet numbered VI in the series of eighteen plates of the historical costumed procession representing the reception of Count Willem II of Holland in Utrecht in 1249. The procession held by the students of the University of Utrecht on 2 June 1841 on the occasion of the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the restoration of the University., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 300 mm, width 480 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1841 - 1841, paper, papier, lithografie (technique), met d

Christopher Columbus, artist unknown, 19th century

Procession of Princes, detail, figures of Moritz and August of Saxony, 16th century, mural on tiles of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Dresden Residence Palace, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Darius at the Battle of Issos, detail of a mosaic found in Pompeii, the Battle of Alexander, The Battle of Issos, also Issus, in November 333 BC was the first direct encounter with the warlord Alexander the Great, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Painting by Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo da Cortona, called il Sassetta, (born around 1400 in Cortona. 1 April 1450 in Siena), Italian painter, The Journey of the Magi, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Photograph of Jan Matejko's painting John Sobieski at Vienna Szubert, Song (1837 1919)

decapitation of Saint George , years 1468-1470, Pere Niçard, oil on wood, -Museu Diocesà de Mallorca-, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe.

The Portuguese army of Alfonso V during the occupation of Tangier (Morocco), detail of 15th century tapestry kept in the Collegiate Church of Pastrana, Spain.

The Doge takes Barbarossa's son prisoner at the Battle of Savudrija, 1176, by Jacopo Robusti, known as the Tintoretto (1518-1594). Detail. Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Hall of the Great Council), Palazzo Ducale, Venice.

John III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski at the Battle of Vienna (September 12, 1683), 1796, by Marcello Bacciarelli (1731-1818). Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.

music musicians trumpeters coloured woodcut ""Triumph of Emperor Maximilian I"" table 117 1512 - 1519 private collection,

Spain/Maghreb: 'The Capitulation of Granada'. Oil on canvas painting by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (1848-1921), 1882. Abu 'abd-Allah Muhammad XII (c. 1460- c. 1533), known as Boabdil, was the 22nd and last Nasrid ruler of Granada. In 1491, Muhammad XII was summoned by Ferdinand and Isabella to surrender the city of Granada, and on his refusal it was besieged by the Castilians. Eventually, on 2 January, 1492, Granada was surrendered. Boabdil handed the keys of Granada to Ferdinand along the banks of the Genil, marking the end of Arab rule in Spain.

altarpiece of Saint George, predela, decapitation of Saint George , years 1468-1470, Pere Niçard, oil on wood, Palau Episcopal, -Museu Diocesà de Mallorca-, medieval work begun the thirteenth century, mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

On the morning of October 5. 1789. high bread prices and bread shortages nearly led to a riot in the Parisian marketplaces. Thousands of women marched to Versailles. This riot became known as the Women's March on Versailles. France. Digital reproduction of a historical original.

'Joan of Arc's entry into Orleans, Evening of the Liberation of the Town, 8 May 1429', Henry Sheffer (1798-1862 French), Oil on canvas. Versailles.

Historia de España. El rey Fernando II de León (1137-1188). Grabado de 1872.

Ascribed to Juan de la Corte (ca.1585-1662). Baroque painter. Royal Festivities in the Plaza Mayor, 1623. Detail. History Museum. Madrid. Spain.

EYCK, Hubert van (1370-1426). The Ghent Altarpiece or Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. 1425-1432. BELGIUM. Ghent. Saint Bavo Cathedral. The Knights of Christ, detail from the left hand panel of the Ghent Altarpiece. Flemish art. Oil on wood.

Vladimirov, Ivan Alexeyevich (1869-1947) State Museum of Revolution, Moscow 1919 Watercolour on paper Russian End of 19th - Early 20th cen. Russia History

Detail of vault decoration, Hall of Mars, Royal Palace of Caserta (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1997), Campania. Italy, 18th-19th century.

Design for a print, Design for illustration for The Colossus of the Nineteenth Century by P.J. Andriessen (Textill., p. 76), scene from the life of Napoleon., draughtsman: George Lodewijk de Wetstein Pfister, 1877 - 1942, paper, pen, brush, h 152 mm × w 231 mm

Triumph of Charles V. unknown c. 1700-1719 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'6" x W 22'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Nancy Ownership History: Commissioned by Duke Leopold of Lorraine. Ffoulke coll. (1891). French & Co. purchased from C. M. F. Charles M. Ffoulke, n.d. SS 10772. French & Co. purchased from Charles M. Ffoulke estate 9/1/1916; sold to Raimundo Ruiz 6/30/1950 SS 46335. Tapestry was offered to the Getty Museum in 1996. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower right corner: G (for "Gobelins"; not visible in photograph) Procession with Charles V enthroned on chariot drawn by 4 horses with goddess of Fame holding laurel wreath above his head & with female personifications seated around him (=4 continents), accompanied by cavalcade; courtiers approach from background; procession arrives at palace terrace where empress stands surrounded by her court (BRD) picture-frame border with acanthus-shell clasps in corners; (UPR BRD) centered by acanthus b

Cartoon supporting Queen Caroline Description: Cartoon by George Cruikshank published November 1820 by John Fairburn, Broadway Ludgate Hill, London. T queen, caroline, cartoon, boadicea, armies, army, chariot, political, georgian

CARNICERO, ANTONIO PINTOR ESPAÑOL. SALAMANCA 1748-1814 " PERROS AL TORO " COLECCION. L. MALDONADO TAUROMAQUIA.

Battle scene made from blue tiles at railway station of Porto, Portugal

Muerte de Absalon. Tapiz, 1762.

Reception of Jacqueline, Jacoba van Beieren, Jacqueline de Baviare, 1401, 1436, was a Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing, Countess of Holland and Zeeland and Countess of Hainaut from 1417 to 1433 arriving in a Dutch town, reproduction of a woodcut from 1880, digitally enhanced, was a Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing, Countess of Holland and Zeeland and Countess of Hainaut from 1417 to 1433 arriving a dut

Chariot of Venus drawn by swans, detail from Triumph of Venus, scene from Month of April, ca 1470, by Francesco del Cossa (ca 1435-1477), fresco, east wall, Hall of the Months, Palazzo Schifanoia (Palace of Joy), Ferrara, Emilia -Romagna. Italy, 15th century.

J. Matejko. Fragment of "Grunwald" Jan Matejko (1838-1893), fragment of "Battle of Grunwald"; Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw; 1860-1940); 1910 (1910-00-00-1910-00-00);

Depiction of Emperor Maximilian Is triumphal procession including the Bavarian War and riders carrying banners with the standards of Kufstein, Rattenberg, and Kitzbühel, executed in dark brown pen, brush, watercolor, and gold on parchment by Albrecht Altdorfer, circa 1512-1515.

Balladeer on the Piazetta in Venice, 1797, Italy, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Taddeo Returns to Rome Escorted by Drawing and Spirit toward the Three Graces. Federico Zuccaro (Italian, about 1541 - 1609)

The hunt; The story of sorgheel. The personification of sorghally (rider with lance) drives, accompanied by wealth (wealth) and convenience, the world. Weelde is a woman on horseback, convenience runs next serving next to it. Two hunting dogs in the foreground. The performance has been caught in an ornamental frame. Two columns text in book pressure in the middle. Print one from 6 series.

Historia. Siglo VII. Victoria de Mahoma sobre la ciudad de La Meca y fundación de la religión islámica. Años 1940. Dibujo de Mestre. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

John Frederick Lewis, 1804-1876, British, A Street Scene in Granada on the Day of the Bullfight, 1833. Watercolor, white gouache, black chalk, red chalk, graphite and gum with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

fine arts, Ucello, Paolo (1397 - 1475), painting, ""The Battle of San Romano"", left panel, circa 1456, tempera on wood, 182 x 317 cm, National Gallery, London,

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