Historical Tapestries and Manuscripts

A collection of medieval artworks depicting scenes of hunts, theatrical performances, and battles featuring knights, kings, and memorable events from history.

Charles VI of France is nearly involved in a fatal accident when dancers' costumes catch fire after a practical joke goes horribly wrong. All four die. Date: 19 January 1392

Flemish 16th Century, The Return from the Hunt, c 1525 1550 design and cartoon Flemish 16th Century, probably Tournai; woven in Tournai in an undetermined workshop, The Return from the Hunt, , c. 1525/1550, tapestry: undyed wool warp, dyed wool and silk weft, Gift of the Coe Foundation

Charles VI of France is nearly involved in a fatal accident when dancers' costumes catch fire after a practical joke goes horribly wrong. All four die. Date: 19 January 1392

MTI1-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº119-F169V-B- UN SOBREJUEZ SALE DE SU CASA PARA SOFOCAR UNA RIÑA - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Untitled (Renaissance), manuscript, France, Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale

French king Louis XII with his army by Anonymous painter, Tempera and gold on parchment, 16th century, France, Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Detail of frescoes in cloister by famous Renaissance painter Luca Signorelli, of the life of St. Benedict San Benedetto, showing the meeting between T...

Trojan War. The first plundering of Troy. Illustration from 'The Trojan Chronicle' by Guido delle Colone (Seville: House Jàcome Cromberger; 1545).'. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

MTI1-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº22-F34V-LA VIRGEN SALVA A UN LABRADOR DE LOS GOLPES QUE LE DABAN- SIGLO XIII- 1ª VIÑETA DE LA 1ª FILA-Cj 190 - FOTO AÑO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet. s.XV. The king Charles VI of France going hunting with his entourage. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).

Greek encampment and the city of Troy, miniature from Trojan history, manuscript, Spain 15th Century.

The Legend of Theodelinda, by Zavattari (brothers), 1430 - 1448, 15th Century, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Monza Brianza: Monza: Cathedral. Whole artwork. Horse knights/riders hunt buildings walls city dogs departure parade dream sleep crowns trumpets gold

Retablode la Virgen de los Ediles, también conocido como elretablo de la Virgen, San Miguel y San Jorge, 1451-1454. Detalle de San Jorge. Pintura al temple, rellenos de estuco y dorado con pan de oro sobre madera. La Paeria, Lleida. Author: JAUME FERRER II.

France, Normandy, Basse-Normandie, Calvados, Bayeux, the tapestry

Libro de los Caballeros de Santiago R77. Museum: ARCHIVO DE LA CATEDRAL BURGOS ESPAÑA.

Entrance of the Christian troops to the Muslim city of Mallorca, fragment of the predella painted by Rafel Moger, altarpiece of Sant Jordi, Diocesan Museum of Mallorca, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

BATALLA DE ZAMA. GUERRA PUNICA. DETALLE TAPIZ. PALACIO REAL.MADRID. PATRIMONIO NACIONAL.

Bauern Hochzeit, Baurn Hochzeit, Göbl, Andreas Benedictus, 1765-1792, ink, gold board, with gilt edges, ca. 1765, 1 boxed deck of playing cards, etching, stencil, hand col., 11.5 x 7 x 3 cm.

LA CRONICA TROYANA DE ALFONSO XI - DEFENSA DE TROYA- HACIA 1350. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

TAPICES. " DESEMBARCO DE ARZILA ". ALFONSO V DE PORTUGAL ( 1425-1481 ). CAMPAÑA EN EL NORTE DE AFRICA. TAPIZ DE LOS TELARES DE PASCHIER EN GRNIER DE TOURNAI. MUSEO DE PASTRANA. GUERRA DE AFRICA.

Henry IV Probus, Duke of Silesia-Wroclaw (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Between 1305 and 1340/ Schwitzerland/ Gouache on parchment/ Medieval art/ 35x25/ Music, Dance,History

Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge.Pieces of Italian furniture, especially chests (cassoni), were often decorated with scenes from legends and Classical antiquity. Although cassoni were painted by some of the most important artists, the majority were produced by anonymous decorative painters. This panel, from one such cassone, depicts the Roman general Horatius Cocles defending the bridge to Rome against the Etruscans.

MS.B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA-Nº205-F6-GUERREANDO UN CASTILLO MORO-EJERCITO CRISTIANO DE VELEZ. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA. TELLEZ ALFONSO DON.

LA CRONICA TROYANA DE ALFONSO XI - MUJERES DESPIDIENDO A SOLDADOS DESDE MURALLA - 1350. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Scenes from the Story of the Argonauts ca. 1465 Jacopo di Arcangelo (called Jacopo del Sellaio) In this and its companion panel, the story of Jason and the Argonauts unfolds in a continuous narrative. At the left, Jason is charged by King Pelias to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Jason then mounts his horse and consults the centaur Chiron on Mount Pelion together with Hercules and Orpheus. In the distance is Jason's ship, the Argo.In the second panel, King Aëetes and his daughters Medea and Chalciope meet Jason and his companions. At center, Jason plows the grove of Ares, where the Golden Fleece is guarded, while Orpheus lulls the dragon to sleep so that Jason may steal the fleece. At right, the king sends his sons off to capture the fleeing Jason and Medea. For more information about these two paintings, including a complete account of the narrative, visit metmuseum.org.The engaged moldings of the panel are original; the pictures were probably installed as the backrests of two benches or

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.

Lauber, Diebold, (Workshop) Private Collection Book Art 28,5x17 History Hussite War (From: The life and times of the Emperor Sigismund by Eberhard Windeck)

King Harold´s foot soldieres with spears and battle axes, Bayeux Tapestry, Normandy, France, Europe

German 16th Century, Masquerade, c 1515 Masquerade

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 80 - BERNUI - MEDINA MACUELO - MEDINA. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL, BURGOS, SPAIN.

VINCENT of BEAUVAIS (1190-1264). Speculum historiale. ca. 1460. Third Crusade. Conquest of Saint John of Acre and King Philip Ausgustus' return to France (1191). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 89 V - CUATRO HOMBRES JUGANDO AL JUEGO DEL MUNDO O DE LOS CUATRO TIEM. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Death of Sennacherib; Sicily, Italy; about 1300; Tempera colors and gold on parchment; Leaf: 7.3 x 17.5 cm (2 7,8 x 6 7,8 in.)

Battle of San Romano: The Counterattack of Michelotto da Cotignola ca. 1455 Paolo Uccello (Paolo di Dono)(1397-1475 Italian) Tempera on wood panel Musee du Louvre, Paris

William shows himself denying he is dead. Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, France.

Bayeux cathedral mural decors, normandy, France BAYEUX, FRANCE, MAY 14, 2024 : mural decors of Bayeux, cathedral, normandy Copyright: xZoonar.com/Bayeuxxcathedralxmuralxdecors,xnormandy,xFrancex 22188815

CRONICAS DE LAS CRUZADAS - PRIMERA CRUZADA - RENDICION DE BELMAF - MANUSCRITO DEL SIGLO XV - Conj 77238. Author: DREUX JEAN. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. WIEN. AUSTRIA. JERUSALEN REY DE. BAUDOUIN HERMANO DE GODOFREDO DE BOUILLO. BOUILLON GODOFREDO HERMANO. BALDUINO I DE JERUSALEN. EDESA CONDE DE. CONDE DE EDESA.

G Nther from L Ser. Stem book of 1593-1610 (1632). Sheet 65 Recto: Two caught riders (a tap and a knight). Tower drawing in pencil on paper; 18.7 x 14.5 cm (sheet size). (around 1600). Dresden: Slub mscr.dresd.c.512Sheet 65 Recto: Two fighting riders (a Turk and a knight)

CRONICA FRANCIA-FESTIN EN HONOR A CARLOS IV EN PALACIO-MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. CHARLES IV OF FRANCE. CARLOS IV EL HERMOSO FRANCIA. PICQUE RICHARD.

The Czech king and Roman Emperor Charles IV met with the French king Charles V in Paris in 1378. (14th C. ). Biblioteque Nationale, Paris. From the Grandes Chroniques de France. 1375-1380 manuscript

PINTURAS MURALES DE LA CATEDRAL DE MONDOÑEDO - DEGOLLACION DE LOS INOCENTES - SIGLO XV - GOTICO GALLEGO. Location: CATEDRAL. MONDONEDO. LUGO. SPAIN.

German 16th Century, Court Amusements with Two Monkeys, c. 1515, pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper

'The Assault on the Strong Town of Afrique', 15th Century.Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart

Tapestry Series Honors and Virtues. Detail. Made in Brussels in mid-sixteenth century. Wool, silk and silver. Tapestry Museum. Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso. Castile and Leon. Spain. National Heritage.

The History of Hannibal: The crossing of the Alps. ca. 1570. Second cloth preserved in the series. Brussels manufacture. Wool and silk. 6.5 / 7 threads per cm. 354 x 479 cm. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Zamora. Cathedral Museum.

Battle of Issus and the clemency of Alexander the Great for the family of Darius III. Mid 15th century oil on poplar wood panel by Apollonio di Giovani.

Manuscript of a knight of Patro. A 14th Century address by the people of Prato to their protector, Robert of Anjou, King of Naples (the top portion of the knight's shield stands for Naples). Dated 14th Century

An old tapestry depicting knights at Radboud Castle in Medemblik. An old tapestry depicting knights at Radboud Castle in Medemblik. High quality photo Copyright: xZoonar.com/BertxDexBoerx 21754682

Defense of Novgorod by unknown painter, tempera on panel, 15th century, Novgorod School, Russia, Novgorod, Open-air Museum of History and Architecture Novgorodian Kremlin, 116x119

Bayeux cathedral mural decors, normandy, France BAYEUX, FRANCE, MAY 14, 2024 : mural decors of Bayeux, cathedral, normandy Copyright: xZoonar.com/Bayeuxxcathedralxmuralxdecors,xnormandy,xFrancex 22188513

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

Detail from a set of wool tapestries titled 'The Hunt of the Unicorn' depicting a Unicorn trying to escape

Darius Marching to the Battle of Issus workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni (active c. 1450) Florence, c. 1450-1455, tempera on panel. 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. A lost companion panel would have shown Alexanders victory.

England: King Edward the Confessor enthroned (r. 1042 - 1066) and Harold Godwinson at Winchester as depicted in Scene 1 of the Bayeux Tapestry, 1070 - 1077

Emperor Heraclius Slays the King of Persia. Netherlandish. Date: 1485-1495. Dimensions: 67.6 x 54.2 cm (26 5/8 x 21 5/16 in.); painted surface: 66.6 x 52.6 cm (26 1/4 x 20 7/8 in.). Tempera and oil on panel. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Bayeux cathedral mural decors, normandy, France BAYEUX, FRANCE, MAY 14, 2024 : mural decors of Bayeux, cathedral, normandy Copyright: xZoonar.com/Bayeuxxcathedralxmuralxdecors,xnormandy,xFrancex 22188702

Pontius Pilate. Prefect of the Roman province of Judaea from 26-36 AD. Miniature. Pilate washed his hands. "Poesies Devotes", 16th century. Chateau of Chantilly. France.

DOÑA MARINA EXPLICA QUIEN ES HERNAN CORTES - RELIZADO EN 1698 - ENCONCHADO- Conj nº 116370. Author: JUAN y MIGUEL GONZALEZ PINTORES siglo XVII. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. HERNAN CORTES. MARINA DOÑA. Malinche.

NUOVA CRONICA - FEDERICO I BARBARROJA ENTRA EN MILAN. Author: GIOVANNI VILLANI (1280-1348). Location: BIBLIOTECA APOSTOLICA-COLECCION. VATICANO.

The Continence of Scipio. Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni and Marco del Buono Giamberti; Italian, 1415/17-1465, 1403-1489. Date: 1445-1465. Dimensions: 41.8 x 137.7 cm (16 1/2 x 54 1/8 in.). Tempera on panel. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

SANO di PIETRO, Ansano di Pietro di Mencio, called (1406-1481). Noble wedding. 1472. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Oil on wood. ITALY. TUSCANY. Siena. Archivio di Stato (Provincial Archives).

Ferdinand de Soto (c1496-1542) Spanish explorer and his men torturing natives of Florida in his determination to find gold. Hand-coloured engraving. John Judkyn Memorial Collection, Freshford Manor, Bath

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.

Bayeux cathedral mural decors, normandy, France BAYEUX, FRANCE, MAY 14, 2024 : mural decors of Bayeux, cathedral, normandy Copyright: xZoonar.com/Bayeuxxcathedralxmuralxdecors,xnormandy,xFrancex 22188726

A dark brown pen and brush drawing with watercolor, cover color, and gold highlights by Albrecht Altdorfer depicting the ancestors of Emperor Maximilian I in his triumphal procession on parchment around 1512-1515.

HISTORIA MATRITENSIS-CRONICA BIZANTINA F185 A. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Assassination and Funeral of Julius Caesar. Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni and Marco del Buono Giamberti; Italian, 1415/17-1465 & 1403-1489. Date: 1455-1460. Dimensions: 39.5 x 126.7 cm (15 1/2 x 49 7/8 in.). Tempera on panel, now transferred to canvas mounted on pressed hardboard and cradled. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Coloured illustration of playing cards depicting the portrait of Limousin in the 17th century.

ITALY. Trento. Castle Buonconsiglio. Eagle's Tower. City works. Detail. Work commissioned by Giorgio di Liechstein and attributed to Wenceslao de Bohemia, depicts farm work for every mont and court scenes. Gothic art. Fresco.

NIARD, Pere (15th century). Altarpiece of Saint George. c. 1468-1470. In the background, the bay of Palma and PortopÕ. Gothic art. Tempera on wood. SPAIN. BALEARES. MALLORCA. Palma de Mallorca. Diocesan Museum.

Frescoes with scenes from the Old and New Testament, Duomo di Santa Maria Maggiore, 13th century, historic city centre, Spilimbergo, Friuli, Italy, Spilimbergo, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Field of the Cloth of Gold. Date/Period: 1545. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 168.9 cm (66.4 in); Width: 347.3 cm (11.3 ft). Author: Previously attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger.

Mexico. Diego Rivera murals in the Presidential Palace.

France, Normandy, Basse-Normandie, Calvados, Bayeux, the tapestry

ENEIDA- FALLIDO ASALTO DEL CAMPAMENTO TROYANO POR PARTE DE TURNO- MANUSCRITO S XV. Location: UNIVERSIDAD-BIBLIOTECA. Valencia. SPAIN.

Crusades. Disembark of crusaders. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Mark's Library).

Jean Duc de Berry 1409, Limbourg Brothers, .

Buonamico Buffalmacco. The Triumph of Death. Detail "the living and the dead. 1338-39. Camposanto. Pisa. Italy.

The Legend of Theodelinda, by Zavattari (brothers), 1430 - 1448, 15th Century, fresco. Italy. Lombardy. Monza Brianza. Monza. Cathedral. The Legend of Theodelinda of The Meeting of Theodelinda and Agilulf in Lomello. Scene 26. Horse mantle/cloak gold red

Ox cart, Roman mosaics, Villa Romana del Casale, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Piazza Armerina, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy, Europe

The Duchess makes a declaration of love to William, William refuses to betray his Lord and the Duchess threatens him with revenge, William meets the Chatelaine of Vergy and tells her about the adventure with the Duchess, Frescoes of the Legend of the Chatelaine of Vergy, Bedroom of the Landlady, Palazzo Davanzati, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

England, Middlesex, London,Kingston-upon-Thames, Hampton Court Palace, Henry VIII's Apartments, The Great Watching Chamber, Tapestry depicting Court Life

Initial S: The Conversion of Saint Paul; Attributed to Pisanello (Italian, by 1395 - about 1455), Attributed to the Master of the Antiphonal Q of San Giorgio Maggiore (Italian, about 1440 - about 1470); Veneto (probably), Italy; about 1440-1450; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 14.1 × 8.9 cm (5 9,16 × 3 1,2 in.)

BIBLIA S XIII- TOMO I- 187V -SALOMON A CABALLO-MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. SALOMON REY SIGLO X AC.

Fresco titled 'Life and Martyrdom of St. Savin and of St. Cyprien. Dated 11th century.

Altarpiece of the martyrdom of Saint Eulalia, Joan Lloert, Palma Cathedral Museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Leo X (1475-1521). Florentine Pope (1513-1521), named Giovanni de Medici. Son of Lorenzo de Medici, the Magnificent. Pope Leo X promulgates a Papal bull. Papal States. Colored engraving of 'The Religious Revolution' (1880).

PAINTED WINDOW, TWO SAXON EARLS OF MERCIA, AND SEVEN NORMAN EARLS OF CHESTER

The way to Calvary, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). Detail.

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

fine arts, religious art, Jesus Christ, adoration of the magi, tapestry, after Rogier van der Weyden, detail, wool, Tournai, circa 1450, Historical Museum, Bern,

Konradin ('Kunig Chuonrat der Junge') goes out hunting with his falcons Date: 13th century

Bayeux Tapestry. Provisioning the fleet with a cart. 1066 AD. France.

military Russia cavalry ""Figur der von Moscouiten gesattletn Pferden"" (Image of horses saddled by Muscovites) woodcut coloured from ""Reise zu den Moskowitern 1526"" (Journey to the Muscovites) by Sigismund zu Herberstein (1486 - 1566) Austria 1567 private collection,

Queen Guinevere reinforcing the London tower to protect herself from Morder. Illustracin of Chretien de Troyes' work 'Lancelot' or 'Le chavelier ˆ la charrette', by Antoine Verard. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

The Conquest of Naples by Charles of Durazzo 1381-82 Master of Charles of Durazzo Italian Painted in Florence about 1400, this elaborately decorated front of a chest (cassone) recounts in three episodes the conquest of Naples by Charles III of Durazzo, who defeated the forces of Otto of Brunswick in 1381. At the right, the armies clash; in the center, Otto's troops (recognizable by their distinctive haircut) surrender to Charles; at the left, the victors enter the conquered city. The prominent pennants and coats of arms in the spandrels are those of the Durazzo and the kings of Hungary. For more information about this painting, visit metmuseum.org.. The Conquest of Naples by Charles of Durazzo. Master of Charles of Durazzo (Italian, Florentine, late 14th century). 1381-82. Tempera on wood, embossed and gilt ornament. Paintings

Simon Magus and Nero, mosaic from Palermo, 12th cent. ITALY.

BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Fourth Trumpet and the Eagle of Woe. 1375-1382. Piece no. 23 from 'The Apocalypse of Angers', commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou. Gothic art. Tapestry. FRANCE. PAYS DE LA LOIRE. MAINE-ET-LOIRE. Angers. Angers Castle.

Painting depicting the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence during the 14th Century. Also called the Loggia della Signoria, is a building on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria

Publisher: Charles le Vigoureux, French, 1547-1605, Ananias faux Prophete, seduit le peuple & rompt la chaisne de Jeremie, le peuple de Juda est captif en Babylone. (Ananias the false prophet seduces the people and breaks Jeremiahs chain; the people of Judah is captive in Babylon. Jeremiah 28-30), no. 4, ca. 1580, Woodcut with hand-coloring and stencil, Sheet: Approximately 36 × 48 cm (14 3/16 × 18 7/8in.), Made in France, French, 16th century, Works on Paper - Prints

COLON, CRISTOBAL NAVEGANTE GENOVES. 1451-1506 " LOS RR.CC RECIBEN A COLON TRAS SU PRIMER VIAJE EN BARCELONA " AZULEJOS EN LA PLAZA DE ESAPAÑA. SEVILLA.

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