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Medieval and Early Mural Art

Frescoes and murals from various Italian regions featuring religious figures and scenes, showcasing the artistic styles of the 13th to 15th centuries.

Men of arms, frescoes attributed to Giovanni Boccati, Ducal palace, Urbino, Marche, Italy, 15th century.
Men of arms, frescoes attributed to Giovanni Boccati, Ducal palace, Urbino, Marche, Italy, 15th century.
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Louis II (825-875), also known as Louis of Italy and Louis the Younger, was the eldest son of Emperor Lothair I, who he co-ruled with until 855, after which he inherited the imperial throne and ruled alone. Louis II was also King of Italy, and governed the kingdom before his ascension to emperor. When his father died and his lands were divided amongst his sons, Louis was angry that he obtained no territory outside of Italy. Allying himself with his uncle, Louis the German, he fought against his own brother Lothair, King of Lotharingia, as well as his other uncle, King Charles the Bald, in 857. He reconciled with his brother in 858, and received the Kingdom of Provence in 863 after the death of his brother Charles. Louis had to deal with turbulence and chaos in Italy, as well as with Saracens ravaging its southern provinces, procuring the aid of Byzantine emperor Basil. Louis was betrayed and imprisoned by one of his own nobles, Adelchis, Prince of Benevento, in 871, but was freed a monJUAN II GUIADO POR EL APOSTOL SANTIAGO - DET ROSTRO DE JUAN II (CONJ Nº 12071). Author: Gil De Siloe. Location: CARTUJA DE MIRAFLORES. BURGOS. SPAIN. JOHN II OF CASTILE. ISABEL LA CATOLICA PADRE DE.Capella Palatina, close-up, Palazzo dei Normannni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, EuropeCzech Republic - 13th century - Zvikov Castle. Drummer, fresco detailWoman in a Blue Mantle, 54-68 AD, Painted Mummy Portrait, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North AmericaFlemish 15th Century, Mary of Burgundy, 1457 1482, Wife of Maximilian I, Archduke of Austria, 15th century Flemish 15th Century, Mary of Burgundy, 1457-1482, Wife of Maximilian I, Archduke of Austria, 15th century, bronze, Samuel H. Kress Collection 1957.14.1324Atribuido a Pere Bernés, Vera Cruz, 1350-1360. Museu-Tresor de la Catedral de Girona / Museo Tesoro de la Catedral de Gerona.Ceiling Tile with Heliodoros, anActuariusSaucer of earthenware, fragment, with the portrait of a man, possibly Willem den Zwijger, anonymous, c. 1600 Dish of earthenware, fragment. Slightly deep model. Decorated with the portrait of a man in blue and clear yellow, possibly Willem den Zwijger. Dutch. Netherlands earthenware Dish of earthenware, fragment. Slightly deep model. Decorated with the portrait of a man in blue and clear yellow, possibly Willem den Zwijger. Dutch. Netherlands earthenwarePortrait of man by Anonymous artist, Oil on canvas, 18th century, Russia, Arkhangelsk, Regional Art Museum, 85x69,5Italy, Lazio, Rome, Aventine Hill, church of Santa Sabina, mosaic detail.Portrait of baker Terentius Neo and his wife in formal clothes from Italy, Campania, Pompeii, 55-79 A.D., painting on plasterMarble stone Very old purple marble stone in Venice Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 6735730Lazio Roma Grottaferrata Museo34. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Mummy Portrait of a Bearded Man. Attributed to the Brooklyn Painter (Romano-Egyptian, active mid-3rd century A.D.)Sonnenuhr an Fassade *** Sundial to Facade 1046806177Postcard from Cairo 2002 Gerry Charm (20th C American) Collage Cido-Carolingian Christian Guide, Dan Exe, tempera drawings on paper, ca. 1470, Museum Castelgrande, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland, Europe