Historical Frescoes and Figures

A collection of colorful frescoes depicting historical events, dancers, and characters from Italian history, showcasing medieval and renaissance art styles.

Scene From Legend of Saint George, The Flagellation by Bernardo Martorell, 15th Century, (1400-1452), France, Paris, Musee du Louvre

Dancers, from Effects of good government in the city, fresco (1338-40)

The Legend of Theodelinda, by Zavattari (brothers), 1430 - 1448, 15th Century, fresco. Italy. Lombardy. Monza Brianza. Monza. Cathedral. Detail. The Legend of Theodelinda of The Longobard Ambassadors/Spokesmen Return to Italy and Are Received by Autari. Scenes 3 and 4

Charlemagne (742-814). King of the Franks (768-814,) the Lombards (774-814) and emperor of the Romans (800-814). Charlemagne's paladins. Miniature of "Chronicles of France", 1494. National Library of Turin. Italy.

Scene From Legend of Saint George, The Flagellation by Bernardo Martorell, 15th Century, (1400-1452), France, Paris, Musee du Louvre

Detalle del retablo de la Virgen de los Ediles, 1451-1454, Ayuntamiento de Lérida. Author: JAUME FERRER II.

fine arts, Stoss, Veit (circa 1448 - 1533), painting with scenes from the legend of Saint Kilian, altar of St. Maria Magdalena, by Tilman Riemenschneider, side wing, 1504, Muennerstadt parish church, Germany,

The Adoration of the Magi, altarpiece from Verdu, 1432-34, by Jaume Ferrer II known as The Younger (active between 1430 and 1460-1470), oil on canvas, 159x93 cm.

Susanna and the Elders in the Garden, and the Trial of Susanna before the Elders. Master of Apollo and Daphne; Italian, active c. 1480-1510. Date: 1495-1505. Dimensions: 64 × 159 cm (25 1/4 × 62 5/8 in.). Tempera on panel. Origin: Florence. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

15th century Spanish Jews. Detail of the altarpiece of St. Bernardino and the guardian angel by Jaume Huguet (1414-1492). Barcelona Cathedral Museum. Catalonia. Spain.

Interior views of Albrechtsburg, Murals in Albrechtsburg, 1921, Meißen, Gemälde im Schloß Albrechtsburg, Germany

The Legend of Theodelinda, by Zavattari (brothers), 1430 - 1448, 15th Century, fresco. Italy. Lombardy. Monza Brianza. Monza. Cathedral. Detail. The Legend of Theodelinda of Theodelinda Arrives at the Longobard Court. Whole artwork. Horses men women procession/train queen crown gold colors

The meeting between Garel and King Arthur, fresco, Garel's Room, Castel Roncolo, Renon, near Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 14th century. Detail.

Epiphany, by Stefano di Giovanni known as The Sassetta (active 1423-1450).

The History of Pope Alexander III. 1407 - 1408. Alexander III receiving a messenger from Barbarossa. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Fresco. ITALY. TUSCANY. Siena. Public Palace.

San Ginesio (Italia, Marche, provincia di Macerata), Pinacoteca Comunale Gentili. Nicola da Siena, S. Andrea e la battaglia tra ginesini e fermani, 1463 circa

Allegory of bad government, detail from Allegories of Good and Bad Government and their effects on town and countryside, 1338-1339, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290-ca 1348), fresco. Hall of Peace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.

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.

Herodias (c. 15 BC - c. 39 AD). Idumean princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judea. Married to Herod Philip I and later to Herod Antipas. Mother of Salome. Engraving from an original by Israel Van Mecken, late 15th century. "Les Arts au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1877. Author: Israhel van Meckenem the Younger (1440-1503). German artist.

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). Linaioli Tabernacle. ca. 1433. Central predella: Adoration of the Magi. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Museo di San Marco (St. Mark's Museum).

Catherine visited in prison by Maxentius's wife, scene from the right door of the Altar of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1480, by Friedrich Pacher (ca active 1474-died 1508), panel.

Jaume Ferrer II / Detalle del Retablo de la Virgen de los Ediles, siglo XV. Museum: Paeria de Lleida.

Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Assassination of the Duke of Burgundy on the bridge of Montereau. Engraving by Auguste Belin. Colored.

The encounter between Hernando Cortes and Montezuma - 1698 - oil on panel. Author: JUAN y MIGUEL GONZALEZ PINTORES siglo XVII. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. HERNAN CORTES. BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS. FRAY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS. CASAS FRAY BARTOLOME.

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, Lucas Cranach the Elder, circa 1510, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America

Journey by Benozzo Gozzoli, fresco, 1459-1461, circa 1420-1497, Italy, Florence, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi

Italy - Tuscany region - Siena - The Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall), Hall of the Nine (also known as Sala della Pace). Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1319-1347), Effects of Good and Bad Government, Wisdom and Justice (1337-1343). Fresco detail

Jean I Penicaud (1480-after 1541). French painter. Plate with scene depicting The Adoration of the Magi, first third of 16th century. Limoges. Copper and enamel. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Stories of St John, 1502 fresco by Filippino Lippi (1457-1504), detail. Strozzi Chapel, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Italy. 16th century.

The Massacre of the Innocents by Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio); Tempera on wood; Circa 1470

Woodcut depicting Virgil in a Basket. By Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533). Dated 16th Century

Epiphany, 1511-1512, by Marcello Fogolino (1510-1548), tempera on wood, 215x175 cm. Detail.

Procession with Giuliano de' Medici, detail from the Procession of the Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli (1420-1497), fresco. Chapel of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence.

Panel ca. 1600 Swiss, Zurich. Panel. Swiss, Zurich. ca. 1600. Wool, silk and metal thread on flannel. Textiles-Embroidered

John, Duke of Berry's household exchanging New Year gifts. The Duke is seated at the right, in blue. "Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry." 15th century. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France.

Triumph of Death, detail

Lazio Viterbo Tarquinia Palazzo Vitelleschi3. 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

Pedro Berruguete. Saint Dominic Presiding over an Auto-da-fe, painted around 1495. Oil on wood. Pedro Berruguete (c. 1450 1504) was a Spanish painter

PINTURICCHIO, Bernardino di Betto, called Il (1454-1513). Piccolomini Library. Eneas Piccolomini introducing Leonor of Portugal to Frederick III. 1502-1508. ITALY. Siena. Cathedral. Detail with the Ladies of the Court of Eleanor of Portugal. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Fresco.

The Legend of Theodelinda, by Zavattari (brothers), 1430 - 1448, 15th Century, fresco. Italy. Lombardy. Monza Brianza. Monza. Cathedral. The Legend of Theodelinda of The Crowning of Agilulf. Scene 28. Gold crown crowning/coronation green

Italy, Trentino Alto Adige, Glorenza, wall painting on Tubre Gate.

The Three Kings; Unknown Dutch painter; 16th century (1500-00-00-1599-00-00);

Gothic. Altarpiece. Detail. 14-15th century. Fancywork. Christ's resurrection. From Ex-collegiate Church of Sant Feliu. Girona Art Museum. Spain.

Wooden table with sacred subjects, ca 1540, by Marcello Fogolino (born between 1483-1488, died 1548), Palazzo Lantieri, Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Italy, 16th century.

Four Seasons: Summer: Harvest Scene, designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s. Possibly by Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662). Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave; overall: 254 x 255 cm (100 x 100 3/8 in.). The wheat harvest took place in July and represented the hard, hot work of summer. The reaper in the foreground and his companion in the middle distance swing their scythes high above their heads as they prepare to cut the wheat stalks. Underneath the shade of an apple tree, three figures in the foreground are determining a price for the wheat. A woman gestures to the coins that the seated man is counting. Behind them another man holds an account book, in which he records their decisions. His pen holder and ink pot hang from his belt. In the distance to the right, two horses draw a cart piled high with wheat toward four farmers who gather bunches of wheat stalks together and tie them into bundles.

Battle of Zama. 16th c. SPAIN. Madrid. Royal Palace. Flemish art. Tapestry.

Museum of schifanoia palace: hall of the months, ferrara, italy

Detail of painting by Thomas Pot dating from 1563 of Christ´s Passion, Chapter House, Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud, Maine_et_Loire, France, Europe

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). German painter. The Calvary, first half of the 16th century. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Princess Eudoxia before the Tomb of Saint Stephen. Compartment from the altarpiece of Sant Esteve de Granollers, 1495-1500. Tempera, stucco reliefs and gold leaf on wood. 192.3 x 114.2 x 6.5 cm. The altarpiece comes from the high altar of the parish church of Sant Esteve de Granollers (Vallès Oriental). Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona. Author: TALLER VERGOS.

Horse, mastiffs and grooms of Count Ludovico Gonzaga, detail from the Meeting Wall, 1465-1474, by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1606), fresco. San Giorgio Castle, Wedding Chamber or Camera Picta, Mantua.

Table service of a Lady of Quality. Chromolithography from a miniature of the "Roman de Renaud de Montauban", 15th century manuscript. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

A Tournament, c1490. The Rape of the Sabines (after the signal) from Two Cassone Panels. Tempera on spruce. Domenico Morone (c1442-1518) Italian painter. Chivalry Military

'Great Chronicles of France' (1492). First page. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. PIEDMONT. Turin. National Library of the Turin University.

LORENZETTI, Ambrogio (1285-1348). Allegory of the Good Government. 1338-1340. ITALY. Siena. Public Palace. Located in the Sala dei Nove. Central detail with the figure of a king surrounded by virtues. On the right, la Magnanimity, Temperance and Justice; on the left, la Fortitude and Prudence. Renaissance art. Trecento. Fresco.

Darius Marching to the Battle of Issus.Apollonio di Giovanni was one of the most prominent cassone specialists in Florence. Cassoni (chests) were often produced in pairs, mostly on the occasion of marriages, with depictions of heroic deeds. Here, the Persian ruler Darius is shown going to battle against Alexander the Great.

Stories of Susanne, ca 1450, front panel of a painted chest, by Giovanni di Ser Giovanni, known as Lo Scheggia, or 'The Splinter' (1406-1486), tempera on wood. Detail.

Party of the archers, Meester van Frankfurt, 1493, Painting

The episode of the bull, scene from the left panel of the Altarpiece of St Michael, by the Master of Arguis (active ca 1450).

'Saint George protecting princess from dragon', c.1470, Lombard school, Tempera on wood. Museum: Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo.

Aeneas at the court of Dido, ca 1510, attributed to Bernardino de Donati (active first three decades of 16th century), painting on wood, 89x134 cm.

BACARISAS , GUSTAVO. PINTOR ESPAÑOL. GIBRALTAR 1873 - 1971. " CORRIDA ROMANTICA ", OLEO SOBRE TABLA. MUSEO ARTE CONTEMPORAÑEO. SEVILLA TAUROMAQUIA.

ASALTO A DON QUIJOTE Y SANCHO - TAPIZ SIGLO XVIII. Author: VANDERGOTEN LIVINIO STUYCK-1756 AMBERES. Location: PALACIO REAL-TEJIDOS, MADRID, SPAIN.

FLAGELACION DE SANTA ENGRACIA-OLEO/TABLA-92,5 X 52 CMS. Author: BARTOLOME BERMEJO. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. Bilbao. Biscay. SPAIN.

Proclamation Of Truce Renewal: France & England Froissart, Jean(ca.1337-ca.1405 French) Manuscript

Entrance to the Mystical Fortress Alfonso de Spina. Entrance to the Mystical Fortress, mid-15th century. Illuminated manuscript, 9 1/16 x 8 1/4 in. (23 x 21 cm). European Art mid-15th century

SPAIN - Els Ports (district) - Valencia autonomous region - Castellón. Els Ports (comarca): Morella; San Francisco monastery; medieval paintings representing the " death dance" (Els Ports - Maestrat / Maestrazgo region)

Apollo and Aurora, detail from Triumph of Apollo, scene from Month of May, 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.

Court life in Padua, miniature from Chronica de Carrariensibus, manuscript, Italy 14th Century.

Romance of Tristan and Iseult. Iseult surrounded by her maids. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).

St. Stephen Preaching - 1515 - 148x194 cm - oil on canvas - Italian Renaissance. Author: VITTORE CARPACCIO (1455-1526). Location: LOUVRE MUSEUM-PAINTINGS. France. SAN ESTEBAN MARTIR.

FREDERICK I of Babenberg, 1175-98 Duke of Austria, embarking for the Holy Land where he died, from Family Tree of the House of Babenberg, 1489-92 triptych (detail)

Paolo Veronese / 'Moses saved from the waters', ca. 1580, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 57 cm x 43 cm, P00502. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist by Giovanni di Paolo (ca 1403-1482) Art Institute of Chicago 1455-1460 Tempera on panel 69,1x36 Italy, School of Siena Renaissance Bible Painting

Illuminated page from the Historia Naturalis. Dated 18th Century

The Wilton Diptych by an Unknown Artist. On the left side, Richard II of England is knelt down. Dated 14th Century

Germany, Saxony, Dresden, 'Frstenzug Or Procession Of The Dukes In Auguststrasse A Mural On 25,000 Meissen Tiles That Depicts 35 Noblemen From The 12Th Century Konrad The Great, To Friedrich August Iii, Saxony'S Last King, Who Ruled From 1904-1918. It Was Originally Painted By Wilhelm Walter Between 1870 And 1876 But Eventually, The Stucco Began To Crumble And Around 1906-'07 It Was Replaced By The Tiles.'

The Unicorn Defends Himself (from the Unicorn Tapestries) 1495-1505 French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven) Here the injured unicorn is being held at bay by three hunters ready to pierce him with their lances. The furious animal reacts with a gruesome attack on a greyhound before him, almost tearing the dog's body apart. The horn-blowing hunter at the lower left wears a scabbard with the inscription AVE REGINA COELI (Hail, Queen of the Heavens). The huntsmen and other figures are garbed in the fashions of about the turn of the sixteenth century, including round-toed shoes and fitted bodices, and their headdresses and hairstyles also reflect contemporary tastes. The mastery of the weavers is evident in the convincing representation of different materials and textures in the costumes, such as brocade, velvet, leather, and fur.In order to make the tapestries, plain wool yarns (the warp) were stretched between two beams of a large loom; a bobbin then brought dyed and metallic thread

Louis II, Cardinal Francesco, Francesco II and Sigismondo Gonzaga, detail from the Meeting Wall, 1465-1474, by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1606), fresco. San Giorgio Castle, Wedding Chamber or Camera Picta, Mantua.

Roundel with Joseph Presenting his father, Jacob, to the Pharoah (from a Series of the History of Joshua) 1515-30 South Netherlandish. Roundel with Joseph Presenting his father, Jacob, to the Pharoah (from a Series of the History of Joshua). South Netherlandish. 1515-30. Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain. Glass-Stained

Armourer. 16th cent. German engraving.

John V, Duke of Brittany (ca.1340-1399) called the Conqueror. Chronicles of Jean Froissart. Engraving, 1881. Colored.

Retablo del Condestable, también conocido como retablo de la Epifanía, 1464. Detalle de la Adoración de los Magos. Pintura al temple sobre tabla. 673 cm × 368 cm. Capilla de Santa Ágata, Barcelona,. Author: Jaume Huguet.

TORNEO-ENTRADA DE LOS 4 JUECES NARRADORES. Author: ANJOU RENE DE.

History of Germany. Middle Ages. 1400-1450. From left to right, 14: knight, 15: nobleman, 16: knight, 17-18: noblemen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VII, 1881.

D.Ghirlandaio , St.Francis...Detail:Town

The Peace of Cateau-Cambresis, signed April 3, 1559 at Cateau-Cambresis between Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain. Painting by Giorgio Di Giovanni (1500-1559).

Memorial Panel with Eight Male Portraits, probably Willem Jelysz van Soutelande and Family, with Saint James the Greater and the Van Soutelande Family Crest, inner left wing of an altarpiece, c. 1515 - c. 1520 painting Side hatch from a memorandum with eight portraits of men and nine of women, or accompanied by the saints Jacobus Major and Maria Magdalena. On the left panel the kneeling founder Willem Jelysz van Soutelande (dec. 1515-16) in the armor of a knight of the Brotherhood of the Holy Land. For itself an altar with an open book, seven men (his sons) And Saint Jacobus Major behind him. In the air an angel with the coat of arms of Jacob de Wael van Rozenburg (dec. 1524) a citizen of Haarlem. On the right panel (SK-A-1188-B) the kneeling founder Kathrijn van der Graft Willemsdochter (d. 1490-91), also kneeling in worship for an altar with opened book. Behind her eight women (her daughters) And Saint Mary Magdalena. In the air an angel with the weapon of Margriet van Waveren. On th

The Great Artists of Chelsea. Frank O. Salisbury (1874-1962). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1913. 71.1 x 54cm. A sketch for the fresco in Chelsea Town Hall. The work includes the figures of Wren, Rossetti, Whistler, Maclise, Keene, Holbein, Turner, Holman Hunt and others.

Masquerade. Dated: c. 1515. Dimensions: image: 23.3 x 23.8 cm (9 3/16 x 9 3/8 in.) sheet: 33 x 26.4 cm (13 x 10 3/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 16th Century.

Boccaccios Decameron 1487, By Sandro Botticelli, Museo del Prado Deutsch. Madrid

Flemish manuscript of the 15th century destined for Louis de Bruges. / Entrance to Queen, Isabau de Bavaria, in the city of Paris. (IT)

The Siege of Lisbon in the Chronicles of Jean Froissart.

Triumph of Scipio, 17th century tapestry based on cartoons by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), manufacture of Brussels, from the series Stories of Scipio.

Italy - Emilia-Romagna Region - Ferrara - Schifanoia Palace. 15th century. Hall of Months: allegory of August, the Triumph of Ceres. The rape of Proserpine. Fresco detail

Thebaid, ca 1460, by Paolo Uccello (1397-1475), tempera on canvas, 83x118 cm.

Illustration of a 15th Century French tournament. The heralds are depicted blowing their trumpets; the knights meet in an enclosure, whilst the noble spectators look on from above. Dated 15th Century

King David Receiving the Cistern Water of Bethlehem. Antwerp Mannerist (Master of the Antwerp Adoration Group); Netherlandish. Date: 1505-1525. Dimensions: 73.5 × 27.5 cm (28 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)Image: 72.7 × 26.8 cm (28 5/8 × 10 9/16 in.). Oil on panel, transferred to canvas. Origin: Belgium. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Antwerp Mannerist.

Procession of Knights Viewed by Ladies on a Balcony. Dated: c. 1515. Dimensions: image: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.) sheet: 33.6 x 27 cm (13 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 16th Century.

January - the Duc de Berry at table, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg.

The Three Magi. Byzantine mosaic. Ca. 550. Detail. Restored in 18th century. Depicted in Persian clothing with breeches, capes, and Phrygian caps. Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo. Ravenna. Italy.

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