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Depictions of significant historical moments in miniature art, showcasing battles and royal events with intricate details and vibrant colors.

David and Bathsheba (Presentation of Items of the Sovereign Defeat), tapestry, France, Ecouen, Musee Nationale de la Renaissance
David and Bathsheba (Presentation of Items of the Sovereign Defeat), tapestry, France, Ecouen, Musee Nationale de la Renaissance
164 assets in this story
1899-45677
St George's Battle with the Dragon, by Vitale degli Equi known as Vitale da Bologna, 1335 - 1340, 14th Century, tempera on panel. Italy: Emilia Romagna: Bologna: National Gallery of Art. Detail. Saint man St George armor helmet lance/spear push horse dragon killing red background black gold
1746-19673880
Painting of Henry VIII with Charles Quint and Pope Leon X. Circa 1520. Oil on canvas. Artist unknown.
4435-4039
The Trojan War: Achilles' Death. ca. 1470. Right scene. Ajax kills Paris. Eighth cloth of 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. 482 x 942 cm. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Zamora. Cathedral Museum.
1848-49303219
Landsknecht in typical Renaissance dress with tights and doublet, detail, Benedict receives the Gothic King Totila, Come Benedetto riconosce e accoglie Totila, fresco by Luca Signorelli, fresco cycle on the life of Benedict of Nursia, Benedetto da Norcia, cloister, Olivetans, Monastery of Monte Olivetro Maggiore, Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Crete Senesi, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
1746-19628942
John (1167-1216) Plantagenet king of England from 1199, out hunting. Chromolithograph after a medieval manuscript.
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Priam, king of Troy with generals ; Judgement of Paris. Aerts, Nicaise (the Younger) (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1613-d. ca.1629) (workshop) weaver c. 1600-1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Given by King Louis XIII of France to Francesco Barberini, Papal legate to the French Court, for his uncle, Urban XVIII; recorded in the Barberini Palace inventory made by Cardinal Carlo Barberini in Rome on 10/25/1695. Ffoulke coll., 1889. French & Co. purchased from C. M. F. Charles M. Ffoulke, n.d. SS 11513. French & Co. purchased from J. ... Foulke, invoiced 4/28/1926 (date crossed out on stock sheet), inventoried 9/21/1938 (panels a & b only) SS 14144. French & Co. purchased from A la vieille Russie, Inc., 1/19/1967 SS K-171. United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, May 30, 1987, lot 247. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Pri
1899-18787926
Yahya ibn Mahmod al-Wasiti was a 13th-century Arab Islamic artist. Al-Wasiti was born in Wasit in southern Iraq. He was noted for his illustrations of the Maqam of al-Hariri. Maqama (literally 'assemblies') are an (originally) Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical extravagance is conspicuous. The 10th century author Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani is said to have invented the form, which was extended by al-Hariri of Basra in the next century. Both authors' maqamat center on trickster figures whose wanderings and exploits in speaking to assemblies of the powerful are conveyed by a narrator. Manuscripts of al-Hariri's Maqamat, anecdotes of a roguish wanderer Abu Zayd from Saruj, were frequently illustrated with miniatures.
4409-22443
TAPIZ DE LA BODA DE LUIS XIV Y LA INFANTA MARIA TERESA DE AUSTRIA - SIGLO XVII. Author: Charles Le Brun (1619-1690). Location: FRENCH EMBASSY. MADRID. SPAIN. JULES MAZARIN. FELIPE IV HIJA. LUIS XIV DE FRANCIA ESPOSA. LUIS XIV DE FRANCIA (1643-1715) EL REY SOL. MARIA TERESA DE AUSTRIA (1638-1683). HIJA DE ISABEL DE BORBON.
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TAPIZ SERIE CAZA DE MAXIMILIANO-RETORNO DE CAZA DEL HALCON. Location: MUSEO DEL LOUVRE-TAPICES. France. MAXIMILIANO I DE AUSTRIA EMPERADOR. MAXIMILIANO I DE HABSBURGO.
6145-54591785
Depicts a city view, created anonymously in the third quarter of the 15th century as a metal cut partially colored, with red framing on the edges. The work illustrates architectural details and urban layout.
4409-17598002
Walter Scott, first Baronet (1771-1832). Scottish novelist and poet. "... and when Quentin appeared, two sentinels crossed their pikes." Sample of an engraving belonging to a French edition of "Quentin Durward", with illustrations by Pellicer. Novel of adventure published in 1823 set in 15th century France, where the tittle character saves the life of King Louis XI (1423-1483), protects and fall in love with Countess Isabelle de Croye and wins Isabelle's hand in marriage. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881. Later colouration.
1788-52484
Joan of Arc taken prisoner, May 23, 1430 and sold to the English, miniature from the Vigiles de Charles VII, 1484, by Martial de Paris (known as Auvergne)(1420-1508), foglio 185. France, 15th century.
6176-67078226
'The Departure of St Ursula from Basel', before 1489, (c1900-1920).Artist: Hans Memling
4443-75471055
Full-page miniature of the embarkation of an official and his servants onto an anchored ship, fol. 78v., 1500. Books of hours, illumination of books and manuscripts, sailing ships
1746-30020484
The medieval Italian city of Siena. Fresco of the 14th century
4409-17276143
DET- BATALLA DE GRAVELINAS (1558)- PINTURA AL FRESCO 1585- SALA DE BATALLAS- DESPUES DE RESTAURAR. Author: GRANELLO-TAVARON-CASTELLO Y CAMBIASSO. Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
1899-50439123
Paris, France. Depiction of the city in the 15th century. Chromolithography by Franz Kellerhoven after a Beauvais tapestry. "Les Arts au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1877.
1788-1482
Italy - Tuscany Region - Siena - Cathedral - Piccolomini Bookshop - Frescoes by Pinturicchio
4266-14190
Battle of Kulikovo by Albert Ivanovich Borisov, Oil on canvas, 1987, 1935, Russia, Moscow, Central Artist's House, 152x360
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BENVENUTO DI GIOVANNI (1436-1518). The Council Finances in Times of War and of Peace. 1468. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. ITALY. TUSCANY. Siena. Archivio di Stato (Provincial Archives).
4409-9222
LAS MULILLAS, 1904, O/L 68,5x49,5. Author: JOSE GUTIERREZ SOLANA (1886/1945). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.
4409-21514046
Louis XI of France (1423-1483). Monarch of House of Valois. King of France, 1461-83. Miniature. The Death of Louis XI at his castle, Plessis-les-Tours, 1483. French manuscript illumination, 15th century.
4409-162730
Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orleans (1368-1408), quitting Paris after rumours that she was responsible for King Charles VI's mental illness, c.1390. Handcoloured lithograph after an illuminated manuscript from Sir John Froissart's "Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries, from the Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II to the Coronation of Henry IV," George Routledge, London, 1868.
1788-46818
Procession of the Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli (1420-1497), fresco. Detail. Chapel of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence.
1788-11647
Austria, Vienna, Illustration of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (Purgatory, Song XVI) by Franz von Bayros, detail
1909-111408926
Scenes from the Life of Susanna, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni, Lo Scheggia, circa 1450, Palazzo Davanzati, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
1890-21664
Painted wall tiles of Don Quixote, Toledo, Castilla La Mancha, Spain, Europe
4430-3022
fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, Codex Manesse, Zurich, 1305 - 1340, Graf Albrecht II von Hohenburg and Haigerloch (circa 1235 - 1298), covering colour on vellum, University of Heidelberg Library,
1746-2779
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). 18th century Persian manuscript in Islamic style illustrating the 12th century Persian poet Nezami Book of Alexander the Great (Eskandar-nameh)
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Die Hinrichtung von Hugh le Despenser, aus einem Manuskript von Jean Froissart, 1470, Sir Hugh le Despenser geb. 1286, gest. 24. November 1326 in Hereford war ein englischer Höfling und Politiker, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4903573
4409-62748227
Parting of Columbus with Ferdinand and Isabella, 3rd august 1492, Palos de la Frontera. Spain. Engraving by Theodore de Bry, The Voyages to India, 1601.
4443-21196114
The Conquest of Gasgogne by the Armies of Luxembourg, Boulogne, and Artois; Loyset Liédet, Flemish, active about 1448 - 1478, and Pol Fruit, Flemish, active about 1468; Written: Brussels, Belgium, Europe; written 1463 - 1465; illuminated 1467 - 1472; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 22.5 x 18.9 cm (8 7/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
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Depiction of Emperor Maximilian Is triumphal procession including the Venetian War, executed in dark brown pen, brush, watercolor, and gold on parchment by Albrecht Altdorfer, circa 1512-1515.
1788-53950
The entrance of Joan of Arc into Orleans on 8th May 1429, by Jean Jacques Scherrer (1855-1916).
4409-17545707
The Dream of Saint Jerome. Matteo di Giovanni; Italian, c. 1430-1495. Date: 1476. Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 25 7/8 in. (37.4 × 65.7 cm); painted surface: 14 1/8 × 25 3/8 in. (35.8 × 64.4 cm). Tempera on panel. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
1899-18717520
Seated to the right of the chessboard, Persian court adviser Buzurgmihr beats a dejected Indian envoy at chess while the Shah looks on. This 14th-century illustration depicts a chess match first recorded three centuries earlier by Persian poet Abu'l-Qasim Firdawsi (Hakim Abu'l-Qasim Firdawsi Tusi), the author of the 'Shahnameh', the national epic of the Persian people.
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Duke William (seated) receives Harold's Oath of Fealty. Bayeux Tapestry scene. c. 1066 FRANCE.
1746-19660447
Bayeux Tapestry 1067: In 1064 messengers from William of Normandy demand of Count Guy the release of Earl Harold Godwinson (later Harold II, Anglo-Saxon king of England). Sowing and harrowing field in bottom border. Textile Linen
4409-20988047
Native American people (North Central of Florida). Illustration based on Jacques le Moyne's drawings, french artist and member of Jean Rebault's expedition(16th century). Autor Theodor de Bry (1528-1598), engraver and editor. Frankfurt, 1591.
6145-45981311
Painting by Georg Sturm The representation of Jan van Schaffelaar themselves from Den Toren to Barneveld to save the occupation, on the southern wall in the front hall. .
1788-37780
Leandro Bassano (1557-1622). The banks of the Schiavoni in Venice. Details.
7155-70377412
Martin Frobisher fights with Inuit Eskimo in canoes. 1577, Baffinland. CANADA.
4409-20884539
CARLOS I. REY DE ESPAÑA. 1500 - 1585. " TOMA DE TUNEZ " , AÑO 1535. TAPIZ DE LA SERIE DEL MISMO NOMBRE , SIGLO XVI PALACIO REAL. MADRID. PATRIMONIO NACIONAL.
1788-53104
Bonacolsis' explusion, 1328, by Domenico Morone (ca 1442-after 1517),1494, oil on panel. Italy, 14th century.
4409-83728
Angels holding a heraldic shield, illustration of priest presenting an illuminated book to a king (from a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France 22.912) and portrait of Charles VI from the Cathedral d'Amiens.. Ernest Guillot "Ornementation des Manuscrits au Moyen-Age" (Ornamentation from Manuscripts of the Middle Ages, 14th century), 1897, chromolithograph.
1848-55091872
The Deluge, a painting by Hans Baldung Grien from 1517
1746-19675341
scene from the Bayeux Tapestry an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings in 1066
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Illustration for the Fairy tale of the Tsar Saltan by A. Pushkin by Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942) / Private Collection / 1929 / Russia / Watercolour, Gouache on Paper / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 45,5x53,8 / Book design
1788-42444
Market scene in the Netherlands,16th century. Detail.
4409-157668
Banquet, dancing and hot chocolate. Ceiling tiles from the eighteenth century, Teia (Barcelona). Museum: Museo de Cerámica del Palacio de Pedralbes.
1746-3163
Beheading of St John the Baptist Triptych of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist St John Altarpiece 1479 Hans Memling (ca.1433-1494 Netherlandish) Oil on oak panel Memlingmuseum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges
1746-29970204
Illustration from a children's history book depicting Edward of Woodstock, known to history as the Black Prince (15 June 1330 - 8 June 1376), eldest son of King Edward III of England, and thus the heir to the English throne. He died before his father and so his son, Richard II, succeeded to the throne instead. Edward nevertheless still earned distinction as one of the most successful English commanders during the Hundred Years' War,
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Santa Catalina/1857. Museum: THE TATE GALLERY / LONDRES / G. BRETAÑA. Author: DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
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Honjo tatekawa, Takekawa in Edo., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, 1833 or 1834, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 25.6 x 37.3 cm., Print shows a man cutting boards and two men building a wall.
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Margaret of Denmark (1453 - 1486), married to James III of Scotland (daugther of Christian, King of Denmark)
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View of Smyrna (Izmir) and the Reception Given to Consul de Hochepied (1657-1723) in the Council Chamber, anonymous, c. 1687 - 1723 painting View of the Turkish city of Smyrna with in the foreground a presentation of the reception of the Dutch consul Daniël Jan Baron de Hochepied (1657-1723) with his entourage in the Divan. There are a few warships in front of the city in front of anchor, a Dutch ship on the left comes a shot. Turkey canvas. oil paint (paint) city-view in general; 'veduta' Smyrna. Netherlands. Turkey
1899-18792977
The Shahnameh or Shah-nama (Persian: شاهنامه Šāhnāmeh, 'The Book of Kings') is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Iran and related Perso-Iranian cultures. Consisting of some 60,000 verses, the Shahnameh tells the mythical and to some extent the historical past of Greater Iran from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century. The work is of central importance in Persian culture, regarded as a literary masterpiece, and definitive of ethno-national cultural identity of Iran. It is also important to the contemporary adherents of Zoroastrianism, in that it traces the historical links between the beginnings of the religion with the death of the last Zoroastrian ruler of Persia during the Muslim conquest.
1899-65660431
The illustration shows the bringing of the remains of the assassinated Henri III to Poissy, in north-central France. The caption that accompanied it in an 1878 text noted that all were traveling from Paris along Montorgueil Street to Bon Pasteur. Henri III had been assassinated by a religious fanatic, a Dominican friar named Jacques Clement, on August 1 1589. It was the time of the Protestant Reformation and conflicts known as the Wars of Religion.
4443-73253374
Antwerpen, Galle, Philips, Keulen, Kempen, Gottfried von, Hoefnagel, Joris, Novelanus, Symon, Title page for: Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum, liber primus, sa, Mother goddess flanked by Minerva and Cain, Antwerp, verso - handwritten, A façade with a niche in which the mother goddess (Cybele) sits enthroned on a pedestal with a book title. She represents the source of all knowledge and wisdom. In her hands she holds measuring instruments. On either side of her is a globe. The niche is flanked by Minerva with a lance, shield and owl and Cain with an animal skin and a jawbone., print, engraving, title page, prints, verso - stamped, 28-11-85, 1+2, height 362 mm, width 226 mm, height 372 mm, width 237 mm, South Netherlandish, German, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1572, paper, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, 1542 - 1600-09-09, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1537 - 1612-03-29, bookseller
1848-50194956
Series Christopher Columbus, in front of the Spanish Royal Couple, 1492, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900
6188-60069331
Glasmalerei Neusser Buerger Schuetzenverein von 1823 im Rathaus, Deutschland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Niederrhein, Neuss Stained glass Neusser Buerger Schuetzenverein from 1823 in the town hall, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Rhine, Neuss BLWS710767 *** Stained Glass Neusser Buerger Shooting club from 1823 at Town hall, Germany, North Rhine Westphalia, Lower Rhine, Neuss Stained Glass Neusser Buerger Shooting club from 1823 in The Town hall, Germany, North Rhine Westphalia, Lower Rhine, Neuss BLWS710767 Copyright: xblickwinkel/S.xZiesex
1899-53514040
Picture series Tannhäuser, Elisabeth and Tannhäuser at the Wartburg castle / Bilderserie Tannhäuser, Elisabeth und Tannhäuser im Wartburgsaal, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.
1899-53514747
Picture series Tannhäuser, Tannhäuser and Elisabeth / Bildserie Tannhäuser, Tannhäuser und Elisabeth, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei,.
1848-50198460
City of Seville, at the Plaza de Espana, ornaments made of tiles, details of the ornamentation presenting the 48 provinces of Spain, here Malaga, maps of the provinces, mosaics of historical events, Andalusia, Spain, Europe