Medieval Social Scenes

Showcases woodcuts and engravings of medieval life, depicting interactions between characters, humor, and mortality themes in detailed, narrative-driven compositions.

The barber, vintage engraving. The barber, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660011

Melusine suckling her child at night. From Historie der Frau Melusine, 1474, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown

Lucas Cranach the Younger, Saint Luke Saint Luketitle QS:P1476,en:Saint Luke label QS:Len,Saint Luke label QS:Lde,Heiliger Lukas

Bedroom scene, 15th century, (1910). Artist: Unknown

Louis XIII of France (1601-1643). Reigned from 1610. Son of Henry IV and Marie de' Medici, father of Louis XIV. Copperplate equestrian portrait published 1623.

Death and the Minstrel, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1882.

Nineteen Ornamental Letters (V, I, P). Germany, 16th century. Prints; woodcuts. Woodcut

Two dancing couples on a ball., print maker: anonymous, Netherlands, 1600 - 1699, paper, h 200 mm × w 313 mm

Heinrich von Meissen, called Frauenlob, between 1250 and 1260, 29 November 1318, was an influential poet in the German vernacular, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Woodcut of a Medieval book collector sitting at a desk reading. Dated 1494

The Great Drinkers of the North. Facsimile of woodcut from Histoires des Pays Septentrionaux by Olaus Magnus circa 1560

Middle Ages music Wartburg minstrel contest wood engraving after a detail from the Codex Manesse: Hermann I Landgrave of Thuringia and his wife the patrons of the competition,

Title page of a historical German pamphlet about the discovery of America in the 15th Century

Actos de violencia provocados por los hugonotes franceses sobre los católicos en 1587. Facsímil de 1877.

The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books - an incunabulum (printed, not hand-written) - and one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text.

'Boy', the dog of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, reputed to be a witch's familiar ; he was killed at the battle of Marston Moor with a silver bullet Date: 1644

Moses and Aaron. Dated: 1526. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sebald Beham.

Decapitation of Count Egmont and Hoorn at Brussels during Spanish tyranny in Netherlands, 1568. Artist: Unknown

Romani family. Engraving of Cosmographia universalis of Sebastian Munster. 16th century.

Farewell to a soldier; Punning plays about the relationship between men and women. A soldier with a spear says goodbye to his wife. The woman cries. The print has a German inscription on fresh. The print is part of a series of puns on the relationship between men and women as subject.

'Dancers condemned to dance all year without stopping for dancing on Christmas night. Woodcut from ''Liber chronicarum mundi'' Nuremberg, 1493.'

The Proctor and Parator, 1641, (1893). Artist: Unknown

In Scandinavia, bees are kept in ice throughout the winter, to preserve them Date: 1555

Ein Holzschnittporträt Karls V. von Albrecht Dürer aus dem Jahr 1521, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originaldrucks aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Christ in the winepress, Meester van het Martyrium der Tienduizend, 1463 - 1467.

Woodcut by Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298. Das Passional, oder Der Heiligen Leben durch das gantz Iar 1502

During reign of Charles VI of France - a practical joke goes horribly wrong when a number of men are burnt alive in their costumes at a party. Date: 29th January 1392

Hartlib's Alexander: Alexander Seated on Throne, 1400s. Germany, 15th century. Woodcut;

Woman hatching a baby from an egg she has incubated. Incident reported by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus (c485-425 BC). Woodcut from Conrad Lycosthenes 'Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon', Basel, 1557.

GRABADO-INDIOS DEL PARAMA-ASANDO PESCADO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

A colored pen drawing from 1420-1430 depicting a king, possibly Jakob, tearing his robe in a dramatic gesture.

PORTADA DE "EL LABERINTO DE LA FORTUNA" O LAS TRESCIENTAS - SIGLO XV. Author: MENA JUAN DE. Location: BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA. Evora. PORTUGAL.

King Charles VII of France delivering a document to Joan of Arc, miniature from a 15th century French manuscript, folio 185 verso.

Die Kunst der Chiromantzey.

The Card Players, 15th century, facsimile of the copperplate engraving by Israhel van Medenem, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th cent...

Colored woodcut by an anonymous artist depicting a contemporary court scene, showing judges, attendants, and detailed architectural elements.

This 1473 colored woodcut by Johann Zainer depicts Tamiris and Cyrus, reflecting historical figures and the techniques of early German woodcut printing.

People Eating At a Table, Birds Overhead In A Cage (from "Buch der Weisheit der alten Weisen") 1483 Artist Unknown Newberry Library, Chicago

Man with a hose and a lobster, Anonymous, 1500-1520

Messenger with sealed letter, a hand of Four, Two, a courtly card game from the 15th century, Vienna, Austria, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

Page from William Caxton's edition of the prologue of Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales' depicting pilgrims feasting on boar's head. Dated 15th Century

Christopher Columbus' First Voyage to America (1492). Discover of the islands of Concepcin, Fernandina, Isabela, Salvador. Picture from the first Roman edition of the work 'Columbus' Chart'. Engraving.

Grabado de artes y oficios. Barbero. Grabado de 1870.

A medieval woodcut engraving titled 'Venus'. Venus was considered a female planet and those born under Venus loved clothes and ornaments. Dated 16th century

Historical print from the 19th Century, Adenez presenting his poetry to Cleomades the Queen of France, 13th Century

History of medicine. Modern Age. Belly infaldo. Cirrhosis.Woodcut. Hortus Sanitatis. 14th century. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Mandeville Setteth Forth. Montevilla, 1484. Sir John Mandeville is the supposed author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a travel memoir which first circulated between 1357 and 1371. The earliest-surviving text is in French

Sir Gawain takes up the challenge. As instructed by the Green Knight, he swings the battleaxe and cuts off the Green Knight's head. The head falls off and rolls towards the banqueting guests. The headless Green Knight steps forward, bleeding profusely, picks up his head by the hair, and rides off. Before he goes he invites Sir Gawain to visit him in a year's time, on next New Year's Day, and he will receive a return blow. Date: 1961

Charles The Bold (1433-77) Duke of Burgundy from 1467 accepting book from Georges Chastellain (c1405 or c1415-1475) Burgundian chronicler and poet. Chromolithograph after miniature from Chastellain L' Instruction d'un jeune Prince 15th century

Woodcut by Johann Zainer depicting Yrene Cratini, daughter of Hyerenes and Charles, showing historical figures in a narrative scene, created in 1473.

Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Aulularia. Act I. Euclio and Congrio. Engraving. 1518. Colored.

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. The Ship of Fools, here by Schluaffeenraffen, lazy idle fools, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. A fool who reaches into a sack of flour to shut the mouths of gossips and a bell with a foxtail as a symbol against slander, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Colored woodcut by Johann Zainer from 1473 depicting Queen Tamiris of the Scythians with Cyrus, showing figures, gestures, and historical context.

Hieronymus Andreae (died 1556). Action of threesome maids (craft citizen and farmers gag) about their tart and harsh service, woodcut, around 140

The Games and Playes of the Chesse, after an engraving by William Caxton, published 1474. From Histoire de La Gravure, published 1880

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. Of flattery, stroking the false Hengt was a proverbial phrase for flattering, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

gastronomy kitchen man basking at the fire woodcut ""Deutscher Kalender"" Augsburg 1480 middle ages Germany 15th century people kettle cooking December,

Stained Abbey Bonport representative Gilles Malet and his wife, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861.

Colored woodcut from 1479-1483 by Anton Koberger depicting Noah with his sons, showing figures in a biblical narrative and elements of early ark construction.

Disputation im Collegium illustre at Tuebingen, woodcut, 1589, Germany, Europe

Torture of the wife and daughter of a wagon driver in Mellingen. 1577. historical. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original

Court of the Collegium ilustreat Tuebingen, woodcut, 1589, Germany, Europe

Folter von Frau und Tochter eines Fuhrmanns in Mellingen,1577, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4903576

The three great ancient teachers of medicine: Galen (Roman), Avicenna (Persian), and Hippocrates (Greek). Woodcut from an early 15th century Latin language medical book.

Elephant and one-eyed giant (Monoculi), detail, earliest printed map of the entire African continent, woodcut by Sebastian Muenster from Cosmographia Universalis, Basel 1550, Switzerland, Europe

Historia. Siglo XV. Fernando el Católico y Carlos VIII de Francia firman la paz. Años 1940. Dibujo de Mestre. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Colored woodcut by Johann Zainer from 1473 depicting Constance, Hainricus, and Friedrich, showing the Roman empress and Sicilian queen with gestures and historical attire.

SIR WILLIAM DICK Scottish merchant, Provost of Edinburgh, sadly reduced to destitution by his loyalty to Charles I : in prosperity, in chains, in his coffin. Date: 1580 - 1655

Frontispiece 'God Save You Merrie Gentil Men'. Page decoration of a book from the 19th century. RYLAND, Henry (1856-1924). Engraving.

Artes y Oficios de Barcelona desde la Edad Media. Grabado al Boj del siglo XVIII. Talabardero trabajando el cuero.

Renaissance. 16th century. Musicians playing the lute and cello. Concert. Engraving. Later colouration.

Artes y Oficios de Barcelona desde la Edad Media. Grabado al Boj del siglo XVIII. Alojero sirviendo aloja, refresco de miel y especias.

Woodcut print titled 'The Ship of Fools'. Dated 15th Century

FELIPE HUAMAN POMA DE AYALA. CRONISTA INDIGENA DEL VIRREINATO DEL PERU.1534-1615. ILUSTRACION DE SU OBRA , " NUEVA CRONICA Y BUEN GOBIERNO ". BIBLIOTECA DEL INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. LA VILLA DE CONCHOCOS , MINAS DE PLATA.

Der Titel einer Komödie von Hans Sacks 1556, The title of a comedy by Hans Sacks 1556, Der Teuffel lest keyn Lantzknecht mehr in die Helle faren, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown

music vocal music vocal range bass allegory ""Bassus"" coloured woodcut by Hans Sebald Beham circa 1540 private collection,

Artes y Oficios de Barcelona desde la Edad Media. Grabado al Boj del siglo XVIII. Peluquero peinando una peluca.

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