Medieval Miniatures

Vibrant miniatures from illuminated manuscripts displaying key historical events, portraying figures in colorful attire with intricate backgrounds.

Anthony Woodville and William Caxton presenting the first printed book in English to King Edward IV

Juno, Seated on a Golden Throne, Asks Alecto to Confuse the Trojans (Aeneid, Book VI) 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 as his model,

Count Konrad von Kirchberg (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

Theater with allegorical performance at the Grote Markt, 1578, 1578 - 1579 The scene was set up at the Grote Markt with an allegorical performance from the story of Scipio, 1578. Theater performance during the arrival of Matthias in Brussels, January 18, 1578. Antwerp paper Brussels The scene was set up at the Grote Markt with an allegorical performance from the story of Scipio, 1578. Theater performance during the arrival of Matthias in Brussels, January 18, 1578. Antwerp paper Brussels

Llibre dels fet' o 'Crònica de Jaume I', primera de las cuatro grandes crónicas de la Corona de Aragón, siglo XIV. Museum: BIBLIOTECA UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA.

Two Saints and Two Bishops in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choir Book. Italian (Siena or Bologna). Date: 1335-1400. Dimensions: 151 x 149 mm. Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with Latin inscriptions in brownish-black ink, ruled in red ink, verso, on vellum. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Sienese School.

DESEMBARCO DE MERCANCIAS EN EL PUERTO - SIGLO XV- MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: BIBLIOTECA BODLEYANA. OXFORD. ENGLAND.

Stories of the Virgin- Predella Detail Benvenuto di Giovanni (Guasta) (1436-1518 Italian) Pinacoteca, Volterra

LIBRO DE LOS CASTIGOS DEL REY SANCHO IV DE CASTILLA - "EL REY ENFERMO" FOL 53 - SIGLO XIII. Author: SANCHO IV (1258-1295). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Alexander Attacks the City of Tyre; Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation and assistant (Flemish, active 3rd quarter of 15th century); Lille (written), France; about 1470 - 1475; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 43.2 x 33 cm (17 x 13 in.)

ARTHUR, Prince of Wales, son of HENRY VII, 1485-1509, King of England, drawing from north window of Jesus Chapel, Priory Church, Great Malvern

Portrait of Joseph in one column, along with text featuring placemarkers and a rubric., 1445

COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS-FOLIO 106V, EL QUINTO ANGEL TOCA LA TROMPETA. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. BURGO DE OSMA. Soria. SPAIN.

A colored pen drawing from 1420-1430 showing an angel striking sleeping warriors.

King Edward the Confessor sends Harold, earl of Wessex, to confirm to William, duke of Normandy, that he will succeed him on the English throne

The trumpets of Jericho / Illumin. 1162

Phyllis Writes to Demophon. Master of the Chronique scandaleuse, illuminator (French, active about 1493 - 1510) about 1493

The coronation of King Charles VI - Jean Fouquet

Cauterization and preparation. Miniature. Ms.Rawlinson C 328 fol. 9r. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. SOUTH EAST ENGLAND. Oxford. Bodleian Library.

France/Greece: Alexander encounters the headless men (blemmyes), miniature from the Roman d'Alexandre, Talbot Shrewsbury Book, Rouen, 1444

Illustration of an apothecary lessonHieronymus Brunschwig, Liber de Arte Distillandi de Compositis, 1512

Hand-to-hand fighting with swords in defence of a castle. 14th century manuscript. British Museum

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 74 V - GARCIA LERMA - RODRIGUEZ AYALA. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. MOTA DE LA JUAN. GARCIA DE LERMA. RODRIGUEZ AYALA PERO. AYALA JUAN.

fol. 72r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

Chilperic I (c. 539-584). King of Neustria (or Soissons). Merovingian Dynasty. Miniature, 14th century. "King Chilperic receives the brothers and their armies who claim their share of the inheritance. Conde_ Museum. Chantilly castle. France.

David and Goliath, Book of Hours (French), C. 1450-1500, Workshop of Jean Fouquet, The Huntington Library, Art Collections

Ruperto Alexandre Attributed to / 'The Last Supper'. Ca. 1500. Gouache / tempera on parchment. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Frontal del altar de la Mare de Déu del Coll, pintura al temple sobre madera, siglo XII, 100,5 x 154 x 5 cm., MEV 3. Museu d'Art Medieval de Vic.

Saint Matthew; Strasbourg, France; early 16th century; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: 13.5 x 10.5 cm (5 5,16 x 4 1,8 in.)

Gauthier 'Le roman of Lancelot du Lac' 'The Knight in the Cart (Lancelot)' based on the tale (c1165-80) by Chretien de Troyes Lancelot, having fallen in love with Guinevere, sets out on a journey committed to do whatever he is told without question. Meets old man who tells him to get into cart. Hesitates as only peasants travel in carts. Because of hesitation has to redeem himself by carrying out a number of tasks. Only one of Chretien's tales that refers to adultery. French manuscript, 1344. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Medea / French book illum / 15th c.

Fragment of Reredos. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: Scale 1 1/2"-1'. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gold ink, and graphiteon paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Warren W. Lemmon.

LIBRO DE LOS CASTIGOS DEL REY SANCHO IV DE CASTILLA - "JUICIO DE SALOMON" - FOL 14 - SIGLO XIII. Author: SANCHO IV (1258-1295). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Animal eyes. Folio 77v.

Office of the Dead. Master of the Llangattock Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1460)

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Vino Acido. Folio 85r.

ALFONSO VI, before 1040-1109 King of Leon and Castile, Spain, Index of Royal Privileges, 12th-13th century manuscript

The Feast of Dives; 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.)

Colored pen drawing depicting the provision of the hand of a king, dated between 1420 and 1430, showing ceremonial gestures and figures.

LAPIDARIO HI 15. DETALLE DE FOLIO 27 V. 1253.MANUSCRITO ALFONSI S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Emilia-Romagna Forli Cesena Biblioteca Comunale97. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 .. Medieval: Manuscripts: 1) Laurentius Rusius: "De cura equorum" (15th century) BCM S.XXVI.2 2) Paolo Veneto: "History of the Origins of the World through Henry VII" (14th century) BCM S.XI.5 3) S. Isidorus: "Etymologies" (late 8th-early 9th centuries) BCM S.XXI.5 4) Gospel Book (Evangeliario), Greek (10th century) BCM D.XXVII.4 5) Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographies, Hebrew (1348) BCM S.XXIX.1 6) "Somnium Scipionis", misc. (14th-15th centuries) BCM S.XII.6 7) Boethius: "De Consolatione Philosophie" (14th century) BCM D.XIV.1 8) Justinian: "Institutiones" (14th century) BCM S.IV.I 9) Bible (Old and New Testaments) (13th-14th centuries) BCM D.V.2 10) Giabir Ibn Afla "Almagestus" (De Astronomia) (13th and 15th centuries) BCM S.XXVII.2. Post-medieval: Manuscripts: 1) St. Augustine: "Enarrationes in Psalmos" (1452) BCM D.III.2 2) Herodotus: Histories (15th century) BCM S.X1V.1 3) St. Augustine: "De Civitate Dei"

The month of June by Pol Limbourg from The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry, France 14th Century.

DUELO A CABALLO ENTRE TEODORICO Y ODOACRO - REPRESENTA ESCENA DEL S V - MANUSCRITO DEL XII. Location: BIBLIOTECA APOSTOLICA-COLECCION. VATICANO.

Panel of Saint Michael (detail), altar from the church of Sant Miquel de Soriguerola, 13th century, Tempera on wood. Museum: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona. Author: MAESTRO DE SORIGUEROLA.

IRAN. Tehran. Golestan Palace. Silk fabric in a loom. Detail of a vase. Chinese art. Ming period. China / Porcelain.

Apocalypse medieval tapestry, Angers castle, france ANGERS, FRANCE, MARCH 23, 2024 : Apocalypse medieval tapestry, by Jean Bandol and Nicholas Bataille, 14 th century, Angers castle, france Copyright: xZoonar.com/patrickxmichelettix 22206182

The Destruction of Jerusalem. Master of Guillaume Lambert and workshop (French, active about 1475 - 1485)

David Aubert. Moral Teatrises. Creation of Adam. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library. Proc: FRANCE. BURGUNDY.

One sailor reefs the sails, another prevents the ship from drifting off the shore, when the Lady de Coucy lands at Boulogne, returning from England with sad news Date: 1399

MS B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº 323-F30V-VIRGEN RESUCITA A UN NIÑO EN CORIA-MINIATURA S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

Initial capital letter depicting grape pressing with a press, miniature from the Treaty of Medicine by Hildebrand from Florence, manuscript folio 36, 1356, Italy 14th Century.

Colored woodcut by Anton Koberger, created between 1479 and 1483, illustrating the biblical story of David and Goliath, showing the combatants in detailed armor and landscape.

Pteffel, poet of the 13th century, fishing for his beloved. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 302r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany.

Portrait of a Cellarer. The Cellarer would be in charge of supplies for the monasteries. Usually depicted with keys. Dated 11th Century

Charles the Bold by unknown artist, Tempera and gold on parchment, 1468-1470, Netherlands, The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 24, 9x18, 7

St Sebastian, miniature from the Book of Hours (Use of Poitiers), Latin and French manuscript illustrated by a student of Robinet Testard, manuscript 1097 folio 64 verso, France end of 15th Century.

La geste ou histore du noble roy Alixandre, roy de Macedonne. Alexander the Great holding court. Illustration from a 15th century French illuminated manuscript

Italian Bankers, miniature from a Medieval manuscript.

Alfonso X, called 'The Wise' (1221-1284). Libro de los Juegos (Book of Games). 1282. Depiction of King Alfonso X the Wise accompanied by a scribe. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial.

LIBRO DE HORAS-TRES REYES MAGOS CABALGANDO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Italy, Theseus in Athens, miniature from French manuscript of the Book of Theseus/Theseid of the Nuptials of Emilia by Giovanni Boccaccio, 1339-1341, facsimile

Miniatura, Biblia de Dalmau de Mur, siglo XIV. Museum: CATEDRAL DE GIRONA, GERONA, SPAIN.

A Tournament Contest. Unknown

Probably born in Venice around 1254 CE, Marco Polo was raised by his aunt and uncle after his mother died. His father, Niccolo, was a Venetian merchant who left before Marco was born to trade in the Middle East. Niccolo and his brother Maffeo passed through much of Asia and met with Mongol emperor Kublai Khan who reportedly invited them to be ambassadors. In 1269, Niccolo and Maffeo returned to Venice, meeting Marco for the first time. In 1271, Marco Polo, aged 17, with his father and his uncle, set off for Asia, travelling through Constantinople, Baghdad, Persia, Kashgar, China and Burma. They returned to Venice 24 years and 15,000 miles later with many riches. Upon their return, Venice was at war with Genoa, and Marco Polo was imprisoned. He spent the few months of his imprisonment dictating his adventures to a fellow inmate, Rustichello da Pisa, who incorporated the tales into a book he called 'The Travels of Marco Polo'. The book documented the use of paper money and the burning of

MISAL RICO CAR CISNEROS-MARTIR CON LA PALMA-VOL VI. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Hunterian Psalter (or York Psalter) is an illuminated manuscript of the 12th century. It was produced in England some time around 1170, and is considered a striking example of Romanesque book art. The work is part of the collection of the Glasgow University Library, which acquired the book in 1807. It derives its colloquial name, the 'Hunterian Psalter', from having been part of the collection of 18th century Scottish anatomist and book collector William Hunter, who willed his collection to the University. It has also at times been known as the 'York Psalter', owing to its supposed northern English origin in the city of York.

The futur Emperor Charles V enters Bruges. Flemish art. Miniature Painting. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. National Library.

Noah's Ark / Book illumiation 1490

A gold prospector, miniature from De diversis Herbis, Latin manuscript by Dioscorides e Lat 928 folio 17 recto, France, late 14th Century.

Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Amphitryon. Act I. Sofia and Mercurius. Engraving. 1518. Colored.

Hannibal Barca (247-181 BC). Carthaginian general. Carthaginian army in a Calabria city. Miniature, 15th century. Conde_ Museum. Chantilly Castle. France.

Colored woodcut by Johann Zainer from 1473 depicting Jocasta and Oedipus, showing figures, gestures, clothing, and the mythological narrative of Thebes.

Arms of Marguerite Crohin. Unknown

Charles The Bold (1433-77) Duke of Burgundy from 1467, enthroned and surrounded by his nobles and counsellors. In illuminated border, a woman plays a lute and a man the bagpipes. Chromolithograph from a 15th century miniature.

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 123 V - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Seventeenth Generation, Lasslau 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.)

A princess stands on the terrace of the palace and while behind her a servant waves her cool with a fan and other servants hold dishes, a woman reaches out in front of her a bunch of flowers, she is accompanied by two ladies holding a tampoera and a drum. The show is framed by framing lines in light gray., Princess receives flowers, draughtsman: anonymous, Kangra, 1800, paper, brush, brush, h 210 mm × w 144 mm, h 254 mm × w 187 mm

Music, miniature from De universo by Rabano Mauro, manuscript, Italy 11th Century.

French early 16th Century, Speak Not Against the Sun and Do Not Make Water Facing the Sun (fol 39 recto), c 1512 1515 Speak Not Against the Sun and Do Not Make Water Facing the Sun fol. 39 recto

THOMAS of CantimprŽ (1201-1276). Codex Granatensis: De natura rerum. 15th c. Illustration about the cornflower. Edition of Granada of the original of the 13th C. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Granada University Library.

The expulsion Adam and Evas from the paradise

Kings Wac Aw II and Wac Aw III in coronation costumes with insignia; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Habsburgs, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, Wacław II (King of the Czech Republic and Poland - 1271-1305), Wacław II (King of the Czech Republic and Poland - 1271-1305) - iconography, Wacław III (Czech King - 1289-1306), Wacław III (Czech King - 1289-1306) - iconography, gift (provenance), royal insignia, crowns, kings, personalities, Polish personalities, portraits, male portraits, rulers

Netherlandish 16th Century, Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, c 1500 1599 Netherlandish 16th Century, Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, c. 1500/1599, tapestry: undyed wool warp; dyed wool, silk, and silver-gilt- and silver-wrapped silk weft, Widener Collection 1942.9.445

Matrimonio de Gausfredo III del Rosellón y Ermengarda de Beziers, 'Liber feudorum maior', cartulario escrito por Ramón de Caldes, siglo XII. Museum: ARCHIVO DE LA CORONA DE ARAGON, Barcelona, SPAIN.

Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzāda (c. 1450 - c. 1535), also known as Kamal al-din Bihzad or Kamaleddin Behzad (Persian: کمال‌الدین بهزاد‎), was a Persian painter and head of the royal ateliers in Herat and Tabriz during the late Timurid and early Safavid Persian periods.

Sancho I ( -1324). King of Majorca (1311-1324). 'Llibre de franqueses i privilegis del Regne de Mallorca'. Fol. 37. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. BALEARES. MALLORCA. Palma de Mallorca. Archive of the Kingdom of Majorca.

Saint Bernardino of Siena. Taddeo Crivelli (Italian, died about 1479, active about 1451 - 1479)

The Miller Detail From the Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400 British) The Huntington - San Marino, California

Miniature from the Treaty of Medicine by Aldebrande of Florence, manuscript, 1356, Italy 14th Century.

King Henry VI, miniature from Privileges bestowed by the King on the city Palermo, manuscript, 14th-15th Century.

Pavilions and tents from the 15th century, detail from the History of Judith, 1878, engraving from Dictionary of Furniture and Decoration, Volume III, by Henry Havard.

A butcher, miniature, Italy 14th Century.

Illustration from Old Russian Legend by anonymous artist, Watercolor on parchment, 17th century, British Library

Sweden, Dalama region, detail of painting of a an interior house

Cutting from a 15th-century Italian choirbook ,. Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts (Collection of Distinction)

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 138 R - SIGLO X - OBISPO JUAN. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Discussion of Latin philosophers. From right to left: Cato the Elder, Scipio, Livy and Atticus. Miniature. Codex. 15th century. Chateau of Chantilly. France.

LIBRO DE LOS CASTIGOS DEL REY SANCHO IV DE CASTILLA - "SAN DANIEL ENTRA EN BOSQUE" FOL 47V - SIGLO XIII. Author: Sancho IV of Castile the Brave (1258-1295). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Vision by Jean Poyet, Watercolor on parchment, circa 1490-1510, active 1483-1497, Usa, California, The Huntington, 18,7x11,7

Detail of a tapestry showing Bathsheba and David, 17th century. Artist: Unknown

MISAL ROMANO-MAN 52-S XIII-SIGNO DEL ZODIACO-GEMINIS-. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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