Mythological Celebrations

Dramatic prints and drawings representing mythological narratives and allegories, infused with dynamic compositions and rich detail.

Portrait of Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor

Recaredo I (559-601) Visigoth king from 586 to 601. He fought against the Franks and Byzantines. Founder of the Catholic Gothic Kingdom of Toledo. In 589 he convened the 3rd Council of Toledo where he converted from Arianism to Nicene Christianity. Portrait. Engraving. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Henry IV of Castile (1425-1474). King of the Crown of Castile. Nicknamed The Impotent. Colored engraving.

Frederick III or Frederick the Wise of Saxony, 17 January 1463, 5 May 1525, was Elector of Saxony from 1486 until his death in 1525, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Karl I, the big, Roman emperor.

Wittiza (d. 710/711). Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death, co-ruling with his father, Egica, until 702 or 703. He reigned alone until 710 or 711. Portrait. Engraving. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Ordono III of Leon (926-956). King of Leon from 951-956. Engraving. Colored.

Henry III (1 October 1207 16 November 1272) was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death

Portrait of Albrecht I of Habsburg (Roman-Germans Koning), Pieter van Sompel, after Pieter Claesz. Soutman, After 1644 - After 1650 print Portrait of Albrecht I of Habsburg (Roman-German Koning). The portrait is framed by a edge decoration with putti, phases and armor. In the two upper corners an eagle, his coat of arms in the middle. Under the portrait a cartouche with his name, titles and a short biography in Latin. paper engraving / etching

Wallerand Vaillant pastel portrait of Elector Karl Ludwig of Bavaria, executed in black chalk with ocher deck color and white highlights around 1656.

Chilperich II., King of Franconia.

Henry V, King of England, (1788).Artist: IK Sherwin

Albrecht I, German King 1576/1675

Henry I, King of England. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of Philippe III the Bold (1245 - 1285). King of France from 1270 to 1285. House of Capet, Direct Capetians or House of France. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

EDMUND II IRONSIDE

Lithographic portraits Kooer Singh India NO MR Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Edward I of England, (18th century). Artist: George Vertue

Charlemagne as one of the nine heroes, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1574 - 1637 print The Christian hero Charlemagne. Bust caught in a medallion with a cartouche with his name underneath. Two trumpet -blowing angels in the upper corners. Print from a series of nine with heroes. unknown paper engraving Charlemagne (one of the nine worthies)

Reccared II. Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia briefly in 621. Colored engraving.

Portrait of Bernard, King of Italy

Eugène Delacroix, Vercingétorix, 1829 Vercingétorix

Portrait of Ziska, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843.

Eine Illustration im Pariser Minnesänger-Manuskript von Heinrich VI. im XIV. Jahrhundert, November 1165, 28. September 1197, war römisch-deutscher Kön...

HENRY III (1207 - 1272) Reigned 1216 - 1272

Ferdinand III of Castile (ca.1198-1252). King of Castile and Leon. Colored engraving. 19th century.

Portrait of Jan van Leyden, Heinrich Aldegrever (Possible), 1530 - 1540 print Portrait, and Profil from the Betterdoper Jan van Leyden. Text written in Dutch above and below. paper Münster

Richard II. 1367, 1400 Koenig von England, Richard II 1367, 1400 King of England Engraved by Bocquet from the book A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors published 1806, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Alfonso V of Leon (994-1028), called the Noble. King of Leon from 999 to 1028. Portrait. Detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espa-a. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Asturias and Leon, 1867.

España. Alfonso X el Sabio (1252-1284), rey de Castilla y León. Grabado de 1900.

Bermudo II (956Ð999), called the Gouty. King of Galicia (982Ð999) and Leo_n (984Ð999. Colored engraving.

'Franz Von Sickingen', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

ATANAGILDO. REY VISIGODO . 554 - 567. GRABADO RETRATO DE ARNOLDO VANWESTER , 1684. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL . MADRID.

Henry III of England 1207 to 1272 from The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey, London c. 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

ALFONSO VI OF CASTILE Also known as Alfonso the Valiant Date: 1040 - 1109

Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC). Roman general and later consul. He defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama (Second Punic War). Drawing by Llanta (fl.1866-1872) . Lithography. Cronica General de Espaa, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Catalonia. 1866.

MOLIERE (Jean Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-73 French actor and playwright) in the role of Caesar in the tragedy Pompey by Corneille, 17th century engraving

Chief Geldriae

Emperor Constans I; Constans; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a king, turned to the left. He has a scepter and rich cone in his hands. The show is part of the sequence of Roman emperors in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as emperor constants I. The print is part of an album.

Henry IV aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon 1553-1610 King of Navarre as Henry III 1572-89 First Bourbon king of France 1589-1610 From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825

Byzantine Emperor Constans II, 630-668, and wife Fausta. Heraclius Constantinus Augustus or Flavius Constantinus Augustus; Constantine the Bearded, Eastern Roman Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

ROGER I, (RUGGIERO) GUISCARD Norman conqueror and ruler in Sicily Date: 1031 - 1101

Spanish school. Portrait of Sebastián de Belalcázar (1490-1551), Spanish conquistador.. 19th century. Madrid, national library. Author: AMILLS JUAN. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. BELALCAZAR SEBASTIAN. BENALCAZAR SEBASTIAN.

ALFONSO II " EL CASTO ". REY DE ASTURIAS. 791 - 842. GRABADO RETRATO DE ARNOLDO VANWESTER , 1684. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

España. Edad media. Alfonso II (760-842), el casto, rey de Asturias del 791 al 842.

Pippin of the younger, King of the Franks.

Fink, Johann.

'Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia', c1906, (1907). Artist: Unknown.

Emperor Sigismund by Albrecht Durer, 1512. Sigismund 1368 1437 King of Hungary and Croatia from 1387 to 1437. Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until 1437. Sigismund was one of the driving forces behind the Council of Constance that ended the Papal Schism.

GENEALOGIA DE LOS REYES DE ESPAÑA - SANCHO GARCES III DE NAVARRA "EL MAYOR" - MINIATURA DEL SIGLO XVI. Author: CARTAGENA ALONSO DE. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Philip of Swabia (born February or March 1177) (died 21 June 1208) from the noble family of the Hohenstaufen was Roman-German king from 1198 until his assassination in 1208, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Alfons II., The Kusher, King of Asturias.

King Stephen (1096-1154), 18th century.Artist: George Vertue

Enrique de Villena (Henry de Villeine) (ca. 1384-1434). Castilian nobleman. Constable of Castile, master of the Order of Calatrava, writer and literary translator. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. Later colouration. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Nueva, 1869.

Clovis II, King of Neustria and Burgundy, (19th century).Artist: G Levy

Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns Artist's working dates 1520-1550 Germany. Domestic decoration made religious imagery ubiquitous and prints even functioned as private shrines. For those requiring a wall-mounted image to focus their devotions, Sebald Behamís magnificent, over-life-size Head of Christ woodcut after D¸rerís 1513 Sudarium engraving presents a dramatic close-up view of the imprint of the Holy Face. Its grand scale may be inspired by a fifteenth-century continuously repeating Sudarium wallpaper. Off-printing of the same image on the verso of this impressionóa product of stacking and pressing multiple impressions in the workshop before they fully driedóis an unintentional reminder of printmakingís symbolic function in the Sudarium story.. Woodcut in black on cream laid paper . Hans Sebald Beham

FRUELA I. REY DE ASTURIAS DE 757 - 768. GRABADO RETRATO DE ARNOLDO VANWESTER , 1684. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Portrait of King Of Francis I by France Heinrich Vogtherr the Elder, Woodcut, 1519, 1490-1556, Great Britain, London, British Museum, 13, 7x10, 9

Richard I, King of England. Artist: Unknown.

Alexander, King of Poland.

Sancho III Garces (992-1034). King of Pamplona (1004-1034). Engraving.

Peter IV of Aragon (1319-1387), "The Ceremonious". King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca and Count of Barcelona. Drawing by Llanta (fl.1866-1872). Lithography, detail. Later colouration. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Catalonia. 1866.

España. Edad media. Fernando IV (1285-1312) el emplazado, rey de Castilla del 1295 al 1312.

Ferdinand III of León and Castile, called the Saint (1199/1201-1252). King of Castile between 1217-1252 and King of León between 1230-1252. He unified the kingdoms of León and Castile. Chromolithography. Detail. Historia General de España (General History of Spain), by Miguel de Morayta. Volume II. Madrid, 1889.

GENEALOGIA DE LOS REYES DE ESPAÑA - REY DUARTE EDUARDO I REY DE PORTUGAL (1391/1438). Author: CARTAGENA ALONSO DE. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Kazimierz Wielki, image design for Pałe Leon Epstein in Pilica; Strzrza, Wandalin (1855-1917); 1879 (1879-00-00-1879-00-00);Epstein, Leon Józef (1834-1903), Kazimierz the Great (Polish King-1310-1370), Kazimierz the Great (Polish King-1310-1370)-iconography, Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912), Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912 ) - collection, Pilica (Masovian Voivodeship), gift (provenance), men's portraits, paintings, ruler

Attila the Hun, c. 406 - c. 453. Leader of the Huns who eventually led a tribal empire which included Ostrogoths and Alans. From a 17th century print by Jerome David.

Anthemius, weströmischer Kaiser .

The prophet Job. Biblical figure. Old Testament. Engraving after the portrait by Fra Bartolommeo at the beginning of the 16th century. "Les Arts au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1877.

Philip I of Austria, 1478, 1506, of the House of Habsburg, called the Fair, Felipe I de Austria el Hermoso was Duke of Burgundy since 1482, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Portrait of Ivan IV Terrible by Ancient Russian Art, Woodcut, watercolour, 1672, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum,

'Rubik', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

Recceswinth (-672). Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 649Ð672. Colored engraving.

The prophet Job. Biblical figure. Old Testament. Engraving after the portrait by Fra Bartolommeo at the beginning of the 16th century. "Les Arts au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1877.

Johannes VIII. Palaeologos, Kaiser of Byzantium.

Jan Matejko (1838-1893), "Witołd - fragment from Grunwald"; Society of Zachęta Fine Arts (Warsaw; 1860-1940), Wierzbicki B. and S-ka (Warsaw; Zakłady Graphicczne; 1897-1944); 1910 (1910-00-00-1910-00-00);

Avalue, Fernando Francesco D '.

Johann without land, King of England.

Casco Antiguo, Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Historic tile portrait of Alonso of Aragon on display at the Alcazar of Seville, a former Moorish citadel.

Frederick IV, Duke of Austria (1382-1439). Statue, 1523. Artists: U. Tiefenbrunn, L. Magt.Tomb of Maximilian I. Innsbruck. Austria. Author: Leonhart Magt. Ulrich Tiefenbrunn.

William I the Conqueror 1027-1087 First Norman King of England, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Shah Sulaiman I, rulers of Persia.

Robert I. King of Scots 1274 -1329 Robert the Bruce from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Constantine VI (771-804) was the only child of Emperor Leo IV and Empress Irene. He was crowned co-emperor in 776, and became sole emperor in 780, aged only nine. Due to his young age, his mother Irene and her chief minister Staurakios ruled in his stead. However, even when Constantine was of age at sixteen, his mother still refused to hand over executive authority to him.

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