Medieval Manuscript Illustrations

Illuminated pages from medieval manuscripts, showcasing intricate designs and scenes from religious narratives, rich in colors and fine detail.

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Sant'Elpidio a Mare (Italia, Marche - provincia di Fermo), Pinacoteca Civica Vittore Crivelli. Vittore Crivelli, Polittico dell'Incoronazione, fine XV secolo (anni 80), proveniente dalla chiesa dei Minori Osservanti. Nella predella storie di San Giovanni Battista (Circoncisione di S. Giovanni Battista)

All Saints; Workshop of the Boucicaut Master, French, active about 1390 - 1430; Paris, France, Europe; about 1415 - 1420; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 20.5 x 14.8 cm (8 1/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

Saint George and the Dragon. Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish, active about 1410 - 1450)

Saint Augustine's Vision of Saints Jerome and John the Baptist. Matteo di Giovanni; Italian, c. 1430-1495. Date: 1476. Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 26 in. (37.6 × 66.1 cm); painted surface: 14 1/8 × 25 3/8 in. (36 × 64.4 cm). Tempera on panel. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

GEORGES CHASTELAIN French soldier and writer, depicted presenting his book to Charles, duc de Bourgogne Date: 1404 - 1474

The Presentation in the Temple. Jean Bourdichon (French, 1457 - 1521)

Ariadne Discovers Theseus's Departure. Master of the Chronique scandaleuse, illuminator (French, active about 1493 - 1510) about 1493

Nüremberg Bible: Manna Falling from Heaven, 1400s. Germany, 15th century. Woodcut;

The Tring Tile, England, circa 1320-1330 Medieval ceramic tiles depicting the childhood miracles of Christ. Mosaic tiles from Byland Abbey

The Jamia al-tawarikh, ('Compendium of Chronicles') or Universal History is an Iranian work of literature and history written by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani at the start of the 14th century.

David in Goliath ..

The Song of Solomon - 'My Mother's Children were angry with me', 1862-3. Sir Edward Burne-Jones (d.1898). Design for St Helen's Church, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, England

The Story of Abraham and Jacob, detail of a 16th century Flemish tapestry.

Friedrich Von Hausser, poet and crusader of Frederick Barbarossa, takes journey to the Third Crusade in which he will die (m.1190). Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 116v. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany.

Two lovers in the garden. Miniature. Chantilly castle. France.

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº142-F198R-A- ALFONSO X SUELTA SU HALCON-ESCENA DE CAZA-S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Saint Anthony ca. 1480-85 France France The anonymous artist who painted this miniature was greatly influenced by the French painter and illuminator Jean Fouquet. This leaf belonged to a lavishly illustrated book of hours from which thirty-one other detached leaves survive. The group is distinguished by the use of illusionistically painted architectural frames surrounding a central scenein this case, Saint Anthony seated in a landscape. Particularly noteworthy are the beautifully preserved liquid-gold highlights on the saint’s garments and walking stick.. Saint Anthony. France , Provence (?). French, probably Provence. ca. 1480-85. Tempera and liquid gold on parchment. Manuscripts and Illuminations

Miniatura del Libro Verde de Barcelona (Llibre Verd de Barcelona), el más importante libro de privilegios del Consejo de Ciento de Barcelona, siglo XIV. Museum: Arxiu Històric de Barcelona.

Everyday scenes, illuminated page from Book of Hours of King Don Manuel I, manuscript, Portugal 16th Century.

Ramon Borell I (972-1017). Count of Barcelona (992-1017), Girona and Osona. 'Genealogy of the Kings of Aragon'. Scroll. Genealogy of the Crown of Aragon. ca. 1410. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. TARRAGONA. VimbodÕ. Monastery of Poblet.

"Llibre dels fets" o "Crònica de Jaume I", primera de las cuatro grandes crónicas de la Corona de Aragón, 1343. Biblioteca de la Universidad de Barcelona.

The French court, with the ducs de Bourgogne and Berri acting as regents Date: 1393

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Constantine in bed stricken with leprosy, detail from the Legend of Constantine and St Sylvester, 1246, lunette from the Chapel of St Sylvester, Church of the Four Holy Crowned Ones, Rome. Italy, 13th century.

MTI1-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº63-F92R-LA VIRGEN SALVA A UN CABALLERO EN LA BATALLA DE SAN ESTEBAN DE GORMAZ-2ª VIÑETA DE LA 2ª FILA-Cj 1893. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. FERNAN GONZALEZ HIJO. CONDE DON GARCIA FERNANDEZ. CONDE GARCIA FERNANDEZ.

Tristan and Iseult. Medieval legend originating in Wales. Marriage of King Mark and Iseult. Miniature, 15th century. France.

MARCIAL DE PARIS CONOCIDO COMO MARCIAL D'AUVERGNE CON JUANA DE ARCO CONCUCIDO HACIA CARLOS VII - 1484. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Adjoining Leaves from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms and King David in Prayer (2 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1530-35. Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546), The 1520s Hours Workshop (French). Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 11.2 x 6.4 cm (4 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The 1520s Hours Workshop produced "jewel-like" luxury books of hours for a wealthy and royal clientele. Until recently the workshop was believed to be in Tours on the Loire. However, recent evidence points to Paris as the site of the workshops activity under the direction of Antwerp-born miniaturist Noël Bellemare. The palette is characterized by fuchsia pinks and bright acid greens—both unusual in French manuscript painting of the period. The miniatures are either framed with illusionistic borders in the Flemish style or enclosed within "Fontainebleau"-style architectural frames.

Konrad von Wurzburg, who died in 1287, dictates to a scribe. Fol. 383r. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany.

CRONICAS DE LAS CRUZADAS- BARONES FRANCESES ASEDIAN UNA CIUDAD- MANUSCRITO DEL SIGLO XV- Conj 77231. Author: DREUX JEAN. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. WIEN. AUSTRIA.

Anonymous artist depicted a royal couple, possibly Sybille and Emperor Hadrian, in a colored pen drawing from 1420-1430.

France: A medieval scribe writing, 'Breviary of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria', British Library, Harley 2897 folio 186v, Paris, 1410-1419

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº193-F254-F-HOMICIDAS AJUSTICIADOS COLGADOS DE LAS ALMENAS-S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

CODICE ALBENDENSE O VIGILIANO - MOZARABE - DOÑA URRACA (-1007) INFANTA DE CASTILLA Y REINA CONSORTE DE LEON Y DE NAVARRA - FOL 428 R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. URRACA REINA CONSORTE DE LEON Y NAVARRA. FERNAN GONZALEZ HIJA.

Dispute and Arrest of Saint Catherine. Date/Period: From 1241 until 1255. Mural painting. Mixed media. Height: 165,000 mm (180.44 yd); Width: 180,000 mm (196.85 yd). Author: UNKNOWN.

Josaphat Enthroned Tempted by a Naked Woman.

Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Saint John (recto); Saint Sebald with the Donors Paul Volkmayr and Sebald Schreyer (verso). Unknown Artist; German, 15th century. Date: 1480-1495. Dimensions: 304 × 189 mm. Woodcut illuminated on vellum, with miniature on verso. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Elkanah with his Two Wives. Germany, published 1483. Prints; woodcuts. Hand-colored woodcut

'Initial from the Winchester Bible', c1150 AD, (c1950). Creator: Master of the Leaping Figures.

Attack on a fortress equipped with a high tower, miniature from a manuscript, 14th Century.

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Meat aspic. Miniature. Fol. 76 r.

NEBRIJA, Antonio Martinez de Cala, called Antonio de (1441-1522). Spanish humanist and grammarian. 'Gramàtica Latina' (Latin Grammar), work written by Juan de ZÏÐiga, Maestre de Alcàntara, who appears listening. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

The Divine Comedy. s.XIV. Virgil urges Dante to continue the way towards Beatrice and the Paradise. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Mark's Library).

Anatomy lecture at Montpellier medical school, miniature from Chirurgia Magna by Guy de Chauliac, manuscript folio 13 verso, France 14th century.

MS.B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA-Nº294-F20-F-JUGADORA QUEMADA POR BLASFEMA EN APULIA-S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

Marriage of Clarisse daughter of King Yvon of Gascony from the 4 fils Aymon, book of Renaud de Montauban, MS 5073, fol.140 verso. Museum: BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L'ARSENAL, Paris, France.

Christ on the Mount of Olives. Dated: 1508 and 1580s. Dimensions: sheet: 17.5 × 12.8 cm (6 7/8 × 5 1/16 in.) sheet: 25 × 22.5 cm (9 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.). Medium: engraving hand-colored with watercolor and gouache, heightened with gold and silver, on laid paper mounted to a piece of parchment decorated with floral borders. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albrecht Dürer and Georg Mack the Elder.

April: Planetary figure of Sun in his chariot: Zodiac figures of Aries (Ram) and Taurus (Bull) at top. Duc de Berry in blue robe, left with ladies and attendants in open air. In front of chateau boatmen net fish in dammed pond. Pollarded trees; Plantation; Walled Garden to right. From 'Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry' (Book of Hours). Illuminated manuscript by Limbourg Brothers pre 1416. Musee de Conde, Chantilly.

King Mark exiles Tristan and Isolde and then finding them sleeping in a cave, miniature from Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg, Germany 13th Century.

Josaphat Enthroned Tempted by a Naked Woman; Follower of Hans Schilling, German, active 1459 - 1467, from the Workshop of Diebold Lauber, German, active 1427 - 1467; Hagenau, France (formerly Germany), Alsace, Europe; 1469; Ink, colored washes, and tempera colors on paper; Leaf: 28.6 x 20.3 cm (11 1/4 x 8 in.)

Illumination of Henry IV Description: Illuminated initial letter showing Henry IV from the records of the Duchy of Lancaster. Before his usurpation of Richard II in 1399, Henry was Duke of Lancaster. Date: c.1402 king, illumination, medieval, illuminated, sword, lancaster, duchy, 1402, henryiv, duchyoflancaster

Colored woodcut by an anonymous artist depicting the Last Judgement, created around 1480.

CABALLEROS CORTEJANDO A MUJER Y ESPIADOS POR UNA CELESTINA - MANUSCRITO FRANCES - SIGLO XV. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. CELESTINA LA.

III Crusade of Richard the Lionhearted (1189-1192). Departure to the Crusades. Manuscript 4276, fol. 6. Gothic art. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

ANTIFONARIO MOZARABE - SIGLO XI. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Miniature from Lancelot of the Lake, manuscript, France 15th Century.

MINIATURA-LOS CUATRO HIJOS DEL REY CLEVIS. Author: ANTOINE VERARD (IMPRESOR). Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France.

Christ before Caiaphas; Simon Bening (Flemish, about 1483 - 1561); Bruges, Belgium; about 1525 - 1530; Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 16.8 x 11.4 cm (6 5,8 x 4 1,2 in.)

Jerome of Prague, in fetters, standing between two soldiers. Created around 1460 in Swabia, Germany

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Cinomologus; Anthropophagus; Himantopode; Artabatite; Thérouanne , France (formerly Flanders); fourth quarter of 13th century (after 1277); Tempera colors, pen and ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 23.3 x 16.4 cm (9 3,16 x 6 7,16 in.)

Saint Dominic. Date/Period: Ca. 1469. Folio. Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 108 mm (4.25 in); Width: 79 mm (3.11 in). Author: TADDEO CRIVELLI.

King Arthur in conversation with court dignitaries, miniature from Lancelot of the Lake, manuscript, France 15th Century.

Leaf from the Hours of Duke Louis of Savoy: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, mid-1400s. France, Savoy(), 15th century. Tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: 11.2 x 8.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.).

Labor. Woman giving birth and four nurses looking after her. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. National Library.

Philippe Pigouchet. "Hours for the use of Rome, around 1488-1490 - Folio 38 Recto representing a Nativity". Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 26360-20 Ane Beef, Catholic, Chretian Christian, Christ, Joyful Mystery, Birth, Nativitis, New Testament, Biblical Scene, Virgin

Detalle del Atlas Cresques, el Atlas Catalán, Estaciones del año, 1375, inv. 9835. Museum: Museu Marítim, Barcelona.

Miro I (945-966). Count of Barcelona. Sancho Ramirez (1042-1094). King of Aragon and King of Pamplona. Genealogy of the Crown of Aragon. Parchament. 14th-15th century. Archive of Poblet Abbey. Catalonia. Spain.

Portraits of members of the Habsburg family, detail of a fresco depicting the family tree, 1507-08, Hall of the House of Habsburg, Castel Tratzberg, Jenbach, Tyrol, Austria.

Princess receives flowers, Anonymous, 1800 Indian miniature. drawing A princess stands on the terrace of the palace and while behind her a servant is cooling her with a fan and other servants holding dishes, a woman hands a bunch of flowers in front of her, she is accompanied by two ladies who hold a tampura and a drum. The show is framed by framework lines in light gray. Kangra paper brush / brush

Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis Flemish. Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, 16th century. Manuscript in opaque watercolor and ink with gold, 3 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 1 1/8 in. (9.5 × 7.3 × 2.9 cm). European Art 16th century

Lazarus's Soul Carried to Abraham; Master of James IV of Scotland, Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541; Bruges, Belgium, Europe; about 1510 - 1520; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.2 x 16.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 9/16 in.), Justification: 10.9 x 7.4 cm (4 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

SWITZERLAND. Mustair. Convent of St. John. Dinner of Herod Antipas with dancing Salome. Detail. Wall decoration of the eastern central apse. 12th c. Romanesque art. Fresco.

The Tower during the captivity of the duc d'Orleans, taken prisoner after Agincourt Date: 1415

Fresco of Charles V of France receiving an illuminated Bible from Jean de Vaudetar. Painted by Jean Bandol. Dated 14th Century

Fresco depicting banking in Italy during the middle ages. Florence, Venice, Siena and Genoa were the leaders of the economic world. The lower section of the fresco depicts customers and the account books. The upper portion is of the bank's counting house. Dated 14th Century

Scenes of life at court, miniature from The Cantigas de Santa Maria Alfonso X the Wise, manuscript, Spain 13th Century.

A Lectern Cloth with the Marriage at Cana. Dated: c. 1400. Dimensions: overall (fragment): 120.7 x 85.1 cm (47 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.). Medium: woodcut on linen, hand-colored in brown and red. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 97V - SIETE HOMBRES ENTRE ELLOS EL REY JUGANDO A LOS ESCAQUES O TABL. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Flight into Egypt; Simon Bening (Flemish, about 1483 - 1561); Bruges, Belgium; about 1525 - 1530; Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 16.8 x 11.4 cm (6 5,8 x 4 1,2 in.)

The Third Generation, Friedrich Derrer; Nuremberg, Germany; about 1626 - 1711; Tempera colors with gold and silver highlights on parchment; Leaf: 37.6 x 26 cm (14 13,16 x 10 1,4 in.)

French court-fool in the 15th century. Chromolithography from a facsimile of a miniature. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

CHAMPION DES DAMES, Master of (s. XV). Des Hommes Illustres. s.XV. Adam and Eve picking up the forbidden fruit. ms. 0622, f. 006v. Work based on Boccaccio's 'De mulieribus claris' (On Famous Women). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PROVENCE ALPES CTE D'AZUR. VAUCLUSE. Carpentras. Bibliothque Inguimbertine (Inguimbertine Library).

CODICE ALBENDENSE MOZARABE. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

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Queen Olympias (wife of King Philip II of Macedon) giving birth to Alexander the Great on July 20, 356 BC in Pella. Miniature, 15th century. "The facts of Alexander the Great". Conde Museum. Chateau of Chantilly. France.

The Tring Tile, England, circa 1320-1330 Medieval ceramic tiles depicting the childhood miracles of Christ. Mosaic tiles from Byland Abbey

Initial A: Christ Appearing to David. Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, about 1403 - 1482)

The Statue of Opportunity and the Passer-by fol. 8 recto. Dated: c. 1512/1515. Dimensions: overall: 16.4 x 10.6 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French early 16th century.

'On the Properties of Things (De proprietatibus rerum)' (15th c.), translation by Jean Cordichon of the encyclopedic work of the Franciscan Bartholomaeus Anglicus. Astronomer. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE. MARNE. Reims. Bibliothque Municipale (Municipal Library).

CDK Mehoffer, Józef (1869 1946)

Christ Measuring the Globe. Dated: 1460/1470. Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in venetian red, lavender, yellow, and green. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 70 - VALDEVIELSO - SARMIENTO - LERMA. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. VALDEVIELSO DIEGO. SARMIENTO PEDRO. LERMA FRANCISCO. CURIEL.

Parable of vineyard workers detail of paying wages of workers from Flemish tapestry 16th century

This circa 1500 colored woodcut by an anonymous artist depicts Death and the Junker, showing figures, gestures, and symbolic late medieval iconography.

Shepherds on Their Way to the Nativity from a Book of Hours. French (Tours); possibly follower of Jean Poyet (French, c. 1483-1497). Date: 1489-1499. Dimensions: 117 × 82 mm (parchment); 125 × 88 mm (board). Manuscript cutting in paint, brush and liquid gold and lead white on parchment, laid down on paper board. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Anonymous. Catalonia. Panels with scenes of the Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, ca.1300. Detail depicting the immobility of Saint Lucy. From the Parish Church of Santa Llucia de Mur (Guardiola de Noguera, Catalonia). National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Picture (Probably from an Orphrey Band Depicting Christ before Mary Magdalene). Germany, possibly Cologne. Date: 1400-1425. Dimensions: 17.2 x 24.8 cm (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, satin weave and linen plain weave; embroidered with silk floss, linen and gold and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber cores in cross, outline, satin, split and stem stitches; couching. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

MS B.R.20- CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº236 - F83R - LA VIRGEN SALVA A UNA MUJER CON SU HIJO DE LOS PELIGROS DEL MAR - SIGLO XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA. BONIFAZ RAMON.

Poem '"Le Roman de la Rose". 13th century. Miniature depicting depicting Amant and Belacueil. Chateau de Chantilly. France.

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