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The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew; Lieven van Lathem, Flemish, about 1430 - 1493, active 1454 - 1493; Ghent (written), Belgium, Europe; 1469; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.4 x 9.2 cm (4 7/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew; Lieven van Lathem, Flemish, about 1430 - 1493, active 1454 - 1493; Ghent (written), Belgium, Europe; 1469; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.4 x 9.2 cm (4 7/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
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The Last Judgment; Masters of Dirc van Delf (Dutch, active about 1400 - about 1410); Utrecht (probably), Netherlands; about 1405 - 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 16.5 x 11.7 cm (6 1,2 x 4 5,8 in.)
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LAMINA INDIA-CAZADORES SOBRE ELEFANTE MATAN LEON-S XIX. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Turnus, Overwhelmed by the Trojans, Crosses the River to Return to His Companions (Aeneid, Book IX) ca. 1530-35 Master of the Aeneid European of the Renaissance period viewed ancient Rome not only as the origin of Italian civilzation but also the geographic center of a lost golden age. This plaque belongs to a series of at least eighty Limoges enamels illustrating events from Virgils Aeneid. The Latin epic poem tells the story of the legendary hero Aeneas, who escaped the sack and burning of Troy by the Greeks and, after wandering for some time, settled in Italy, where his descendants founded Rome.The scenes are not, however, the product of the enameler's imagination; rather, they are close copies of the woodcut illustrations for the edition of the Latin poets Opera printed by Johann Grüninger in Strasbourg in 1502. The same woodcuts were used again for the edition published in Lyon in 1517. The anonymous painter of the enamels may have used either the Strasbourg of the Lyon edition
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Storming of a village by mercenary soldiers. Murders of villagers and peasants. Detail of a miniature from the prologue of "Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes", 1465, by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), translated from Latin into French by Laurent de Premierfait (d. 1418). Condé Museum. Château de Chantilly. France.
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Henry VII (c, 1275-1313) was the Holy Roman Emperor. He was the count of Luxembourg and elected in 1308 to succeed the German king Albert I in 1308. He tried in vain to restore imperial authority in Italy by ending the strife between Guelphs and Ghibellines. He was cowned king of the Lombards in 1311 and emperor in 1312. He died in the middle of a campaign in South Italy. He was the father of John of Luxembourg. Thhis is a page from the Codex Balduineus, a 14th-century ancient legal text. The top frame shows Henry VII winning the battle on February 12 ,1311, and being crowned king. The bottom frame shows Henry VII sitting in judgement - the text reads: The king sits in judgment, he destroys the tower in Milan (in Italy).
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Manuscript by Byzantine Master, Gouache on parchment, circa 850, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum, 19, 5x15
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THOMAS of CantimprŽ (1201-1276). Codex Granatensis: De natura rerum. 15th c. Illustration about the cherry tree. Edition of Granada of the original of the 13th C. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Granada University Library.
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Depiction of hell. Miniature, 1463. Condé Museum. Chantilly. France.
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Embarque de los caballeros de la orden del Santo Espíritu para una cruzada. Miniatura del siglo XVI, museo del Louvre. Facsímil de 1877.
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The Fleet of Aeneas Arrives in Sight of Italy (Aeneid, Book III). Artist: Master of the Aeneid (active ca. 1530-40). Culture: French, Limoges. Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (22.2 x 19.7 cm). Date: ca. 1530-35.European of the Renaissance period viewed ancient Rome not only as the origin of Italian civilzation but also the geographic center of a lost golden age. This plaque belongs to a series of at least eighty Limoges enamels illustrating events from Virgil's Aeneid. The Latin epic poem tells the story of the legendary hero Aeneas, who escaped the sack and burning of Troy by the Greeks and, after wandering for some time, settled in Italy, where his descendants founded Rome.The scenes are not, however, the product of the enameler's imagination; rather, they are close copies of the woodcut illustrations for the edition of the Latin poet's Opera printed by Johann Grüninger in Strasbourg in 1502. The same woodcuts were used again for the edition published in Lyon in 1517. The anonymous p
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Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528, detail of Charles V the Holy Roman Emperor
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Alphonse IX of Leon and Galicia. Santiago de Compostela cathedral. Library. Coruña. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN. ALFONSO IX DE LEON.
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BEATO(COPIADO EN SILOS)ESPIRITUS INMUNDOS-ADD MS11695-F 178 V-S XI. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY. LONDON. ENGLAND.
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Colored woodcut by Georg Lemberger depicting the conquest and destruction of Jericho (Joshua 6), created in 1524. The print shows soldiers, walls, and biblical action.
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Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Autumn. Grape harvest and winemaking. Folio 54v.
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Friedrich von Hausen, German poet, one of the earliest of the minnesingers. Accompanied Emperor Frederick on the 1189 crusade and died at the battle of Philomelium in 1190. Date: 12th century
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Medieval Landholder Description: Portrait of 13th century landowner in one of the Home Counties (Kent or Sussex). Illumination with gilt from Abbreviatio (abridgement) of Domesday Book. Date: c.1240 medieval, illumination, domesday, exchequer, portrait, illuminated, landowner, kent, sussex, abbreviatio, abridgement, gilt, 1240
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The Siege of Baghdad was a siege that took place in Baghdad in 1258, lasting for 13 days from January 29, 1258 until February 10, 1258. The siege, laid by Ilkhanate Mongol forces and allied troops, involved the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, which was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate at that time.
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Two miniatures featuring the Tower of Babel and God with Abraham. Accompanied by text, initials, linefillers, and placemarkers. Folio 14r., Approximately 1390
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Colored pen drawing by an anonymous artist depicting a scene before the rubble of a temple, created between 1420-1430.
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Death of Alexander the Great, miniature from the The History of Alexander the Great by Pseudo-Callisthenes, Greek manuscript, 14th Century.
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The Fables of Bidpai. Folio 6: Healing of an ill. German edition from 1480 after the Hindu original from 1348. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. MusŽe CondŽ (CondŽ Museum).
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Bayeux cathedral mural decors, normandy, France BAYEUX, FRANCE, MAY 14, 2024 : mural decors of Bayeux, cathedral, normandy Copyright: xZoonar.com/Bayeuxxcathedralxmuralxdecors,xnormandy,xFrancex 22188736
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Miniatura de " el llibre dels Usatges i Constitucions de Catalunya" (escena amorosa) Pintura sobre pergamino. Archivo de la Paeria de Lérida. Museum: Arxiu municipal de Lleida.
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England: King Henry I (c. 1068-1135) enthroned. Miniature from an illuminated Chronicle of Matthew Paris (1236-1259), mid-13th century
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Bookplate of Hilprand Brandenburg of Bibrach. Dated: c. 1475. Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in green, rose, light blue, red, and yellow. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.
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ARTHUR, PRINCE OF WALES Son of Henry VII Date: 1486 - 1502
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Illustration from Old Russian Legend by anonymous artist, Watercolor on parchment, 17th century, British Library
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Nobleman from the Capodilista family dressed in a falconer's costume, miniature from the Capodilista Codex manuscript, Italy 16th Century.
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Scene from a story of chivalry. Bolognese artist c1400. Pen and brush, brown ink, white highlights on coloured paper.
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COD MATRITENSE-MIGUEL IV CONTRA BULGAROS-VIT 26-2-FOL 217V. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Knight with Spear and Yellow Flags: Capodilista Codex Manuscripts Civic Library of Padua
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Knight Percival dreams about two women. Illustration from Antoine Verard's 'Tristan, knight of the Round Table' (1496). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.
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Convenit Felicibus. Design for glass painting in the house of S. de Swart and em. Van Kerckhoff to Laren: Congenit Felicibus.
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Cresques Abraham / Atlas Catalán, 1375. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
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Distributing food in times of famine, miniature by the Master of Biadaiolo taken from a manuscript, Italy 14th Century.
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RABANUS, Maurus (c. 780 - 856). De universo or De rerum naturis. 842 - 847. The Sun. Edition of the 11th century from the original Carolingian manuscript. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. LAZIO. FROSINONE. Cassino. Archive of Monte Cassino's Abbey.
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Abbot Giordano de Transelgardi, miniature from the Capodilista Codex manuscript, Italy 16th Century.
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The Majesty, by Martini Simone, 1313 - 1315, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico, Sala del Mappamondo. Detail. Tondo with St John the Evangelist eagle book writing-desk lectern: book-rest stylus inscription blade brown hues: shades white black green brown.
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February - spinning, late 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard.
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'Gualdrade - Pucelle Florentine', 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berry's Cleres Femmes.
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At the court of Charles VI some men are accidentally burnt alive - one jumps into a tub of water, another is rescued by a lady who smothers the flames with her dress Date: 29 January 1392
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Monkeys from a 12th Century Bestiary - MS Ii.4.26 in the University Library at Cambridge - illustrating an old legend about a mother monkey and her two offspring, one loved and one unloved. She holds her loved one in her arms while her unloved one must cling to her back, but when she is attacked, it is the one on her back that survives.
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DETALLE DEL TAPIZ DE BAYEUX - CONQUISTA DE INGLATERRA POR PARTE DE LOS NORMANDOS - SIGLO XI - CAZADORES. Location: CENTRO GUILLERMO EL CONQUISTADOR. BAYEUX. France. Harold.
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Design for an advertisement by Nutrix Geschuit, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876 - 1924 drawing paper. chalk four-wheeled vehicle drawn by two animals. (other) historical names
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HISTORIA MATRITENSIS-CRONICA BIZANTINA. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He fights Hindus and Persians at Ephesus. Date: 356 - 323 BC
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Illustration from a Flemish Book of Hours depicting the construction of a stone structure. On the left can be seen the mason's lodge, which originally was a simple shelter for those cutting stones. The crane in the illustration is hand-operated, with scaffolding tied together with thongs and fixed into the wall. Dated 15th Century
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LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - DETALLE DE DOS ARABES JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - FOLIO 12R - MINIATURA ARABE - CONJ Nº 90017. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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A colored pen drawing by an anonymous artist depicting a hermit or leper figure, created between 1420 and 1430, emphasizing posture, clothing, and condition.
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The Bad Shepard Pierre Reymond (ca.1513-1584 French) Enamel (Limoges) Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Detail from an illustrated navigational map of Europe, from 1528. Made by Jacopo Russo. In Messina, Sicily.
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BERNARDO DE JACA VESTIDO CON HABITO. Author: JUAN FERNANDEZ DE HEREDIA ( 1376-1396). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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The Holy Family with the Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist. Southern Netherlands. Date: 1485-1525. Dimensions: 75.6 x 68.2 cm (29 3/4 x 26 7/8 in.). Linen, wool, silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave. Origin: Southern Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Bayeux cathedral mural decors, normandy, France BAYEUX, FRANCE, MAY 14, 2024 : mural decors of Bayeux, cathedral, normandy Copyright: xZoonar.com/Bayeuxxcathedralxmuralxdecors,xnormandy,xFrancex 22188596
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Miniature from the Commentaries by Apollonio from Chiton on a treatise by Hippocrates of Kos, Greek manuscript Plut 74 7 C 203 B, 10th-11th Century.
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fishing fisherman is alluring the fish with a flute woodcut Augsburg circa 1500 incunable middle ages people flew boat music 15th/16th century,