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A suit of samurai armour, the kabuto comprising a fine sixty-two plate russet-iron sujibachi and russet-iron mabizashi decora...
A suit of samurai armour, the kabuto comprising a fine sixty-two plate russet-iron sujibachi and russet-iron mabizashi decorated with gold-leaf dragons. 18th/19th century.





Francois Bassompierre Mashal. Portrait of Francois Bassompierre, Mashal of France1579-1646





PEDRO I el Cruel (Burgos, 1334-Montiel, 1369). Rey de Castilla y de León, hijo y sucesor de Alfonso XI. Su reinado presidió l...
PEDRO I el Cruel (Burgos, 1334-Montiel, 1369). Rey de Castilla y de León, hijo y sucesor de Alfonso XI. Su reinado presidió la grave crisis castellana de mediados del siglo XIV. Grabado del rey en la "CRONICA DEL SERENISIMO REY PEDRO I" del escritor español Pedro LOPEZ DE AYALA (1332-1407). PORTADA impresa en Pamplona en el año 1591. Biblioteca de Cataluña. Barcelona.





Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Duke of Burgundy. Death of Charles the Bold. Engraving in History of Spain, 1828.





Charles I, King of England, at the Hunt 1635 Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641/Flemish) Musee du Louvre, Paris





Gabriel de Rojas Cordova (c.1480-1549). Spanish conqueror. Engraving at The Truthful History of the Conquest of New Spain by ...
Gabriel de Rojas Cordova (c.1480-1549). Spanish conqueror. Engraving at The Truthful History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo. Colored. Library of the University of Barcelona. Spain.





"MONTATORI". Oleo realizado por Petro KOKUSHTA (1943) en el año 1979. Detalle. Galería Nacional de Arte. Tirana. República de...
"MONTATORI". Oleo realizado por Petro KOKUSHTA (1943) en el año 1979. Detalle. Galería Nacional de Arte. Tirana. República de Albania.





"EPISODIOS DE LA CONQUISTA" (1877). Obra de Félix PARRA (1845-1919). Pintor mexicano. Oleo sobre lienzo, 68,3x109,5 cm. Museo...
"EPISODIOS DE LA CONQUISTA" (1877). Obra de Félix PARRA (1845-1919). Pintor mexicano. Oleo sobre lienzo, 68,3x109,5 cm. Museo Nacional de Arte. Ciudad de México (INBA) .





Leonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King o...
Leonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King of Sparta[. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the Battle of Thermopylae. Monument de Leonidas erected in 1968. Sparta. Greece.





Frieze of the Basilica Emilia depicting episodes of the origins of Rome. 2nd century BC. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massi...
Frieze of the Basilica Emilia depicting episodes of the origins of Rome. 2nd century BC. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massimo. Rome. Italy.





Jeanne Hachette (b.1456). French heroine. Jeanne Hachette during the Beauvais site, June 27, 1472. Engraving by Pothey. Popul...
Jeanne Hachette (b.1456). French heroine. Jeanne Hachette during the Beauvais site, June 27, 1472. Engraving by Pothey. Popular Universal Library Editions, 1851.





Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c.1043-1099), known as El Cid. Castilian nobleman, military leader and diplomat. El Cid riding Babieca...
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c.1043-1099), known as El Cid. Castilian nobleman, military leader and diplomat. El Cid riding Babieca. Colored engraving.





Battle between the troops of Cortes and the Indians of Tabasco, 1519. Volume I. Drawing by J. Altarriba and engraved by J. Ca...
Battle between the troops of Cortes and the Indians of Tabasco, 1519. Volume I. Drawing by J. Altarriba and engraved by J. Carrafa, 1825.





Sancho IV the Brave (1258-1295). King of Castile, Leon and Galicia from 1284 to his death. He was the second son of Alfonso X...
Sancho IV the Brave (1258-1295). King of Castile, Leon and Galicia from 1284 to his death. He was the second son of Alfonso X and Violant of Aragon. The King on horseback. Spain. Colored engraving.





William V of Hesse-Kassel (1602-1693). Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Engraving by Philiph Kilian (1628-1693). Facsi_mil. The Uni...
William V of Hesse-Kassel (1602-1693). Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Engraving by Philiph Kilian (1628-1693). Facsi_mil. The Universal History, 1885.





Carroccio, Battle of Legnano, May 29, 1176, by Massimo Taparelli Azeglio (1798-1866), 1831, oil on canvas. Detail. Age of com...
Carroccio, Battle of Legnano, May 29, 1176, by Massimo Taparelli Azeglio (1798-1866), 1831, oil on canvas. Detail. Age of communes and lordships, Italy, 12th century.





World War I (1914-1918). German poster inviting people to join the war loan. It was done by Maximilian Lenz (1860-1948).





Propylaea of __the Sanctuary of Athena. 3rd - 2nd centuries BC. Architrave with the dedication from king Eumenes to Athena Ni...
Propylaea of __the Sanctuary of Athena. 3rd - 2nd centuries BC. Architrave with the dedication from king Eumenes to Athena Nikephore. At the balcony, the weapons of the defeates Galates. Detail. Acropolis of Pergamum. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.





ARTE GRIEGO. EPOCA CLASICA. GRECIA. Busto de Atenea. Escultura romana en márbol de un original griego de alrededor 420 antes ...
ARTE GRIEGO. EPOCA CLASICA. GRECIA. Busto de Atenea. Escultura romana en márbol de un original griego de alrededor 420 antes de Cristo. Glyptothek. Munich. Alemania. Europa.





Italian man of arms, 16th century, after an illustration by Italian artist Bernardino di Benedetto, il Pinturicchio (1454-151...
Italian man of arms, 16th century, after an illustration by Italian artist Bernardino di Benedetto, il Pinturicchio (1454-1513), in the Louvre. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F. Laguillermie, from Georges Duplessis's "Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles" (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris 1867. The book was a continuation of the series on the costumes of the 12th to 15th centuries pu





Anglo saxon king in battle wearing a crown and a knee-length chain-mail tunic ("lorica"), a suit of armour reserved for royal...
Anglo saxon king in battle wearing a crown and a knee-length chain-mail tunic ("lorica"), a suit of armour reserved for royalty in the 8th century. He carries a yellow shield in his left hand and brandishes a sword in his right hand above his head.. . Beside him, his equerry wears a blue cloth hat and white tunic, and carries a white shield rimmed with scarlet. . . Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity





Funerary stone of gladiator of Thracian origin - Relief of gladiator with armour and engraving of Ammias of Araxios





Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. An armoured knight on horseback in a jousting competition at a medieval pageant based aro...
Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. An armoured knight on horseback in a jousting competition at a medieval pageant based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.





Spanish literature. "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha", written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616). Do...
Spanish literature. "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha", written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616). Don Quixote attacking the flock of sheep and goats. Gustave Dore engraving.





Spanish literature. Books of cavalry. Chronicle of Alvaro de Luna (1388 / 1390-1453) Cover. Printed in Milan in 1546. Library...
Spanish literature. Books of cavalry. Chronicle of Alvaro de Luna (1388 / 1390-1453) Cover. Printed in Milan in 1546. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.





Maximilian I (1459-1519). King of the Romans (also known as King of the Germans) from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 u...
Maximilian I (1459-1519). King of the Romans (also known as King of the Germans) from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death. Colored engraving.





Joan of Arc, c1412-31, Joan in armour and carrying sword, In margins are vignettes of episodes in her life including coronati...
Joan of Arc, c1412-31, Joan in armour and carrying sword, In margins are vignettes of episodes in her life including coronation of Charles VII at Reims, her wounding outside Paris, and her burning at stake in market place at Rouen, 30 May 1431, 17th century copperplate engraving





Portrait of Ludovico Sforza 1452-1508, Duke of Milan, by Italian painter Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis c.1455-c.1508. Miniature...
Portrait of Ludovico Sforza 1452-1508, Duke of Milan, by Italian painter Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis c.1455-c.1508. Miniature from Aelius Donatuss Ars Grammatica. Late 15th century. Biblioteca Trivulziana, Milan Italy.





Maximilien De Bethune. Portrait of Maximilien de Bethune 1560-1641, Duke of Sully. Chromolithography c. 1890.





King of France Louis XIII. Portrait of the king of France Louis XIII 1601-1643. Painting by Philippe de Champaigne 602-1674, ...
King of France Louis XIII. Portrait of the king of France Louis XIII 1601-1643. Painting by Philippe de Champaigne 602-1674, 17th century, 108 x 86 cm. Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain





The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Scene with Don Quixote. Pis...
The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Scene with Don Quixote. Pisan engraving of a drawing by Gustave Dore (1833-1883). Colored.





Wrangel, Karl Gustav (Skokloster ,1613-R¸gen, 1676) Swedish admiral and marshal. Engraving.





Globose Breastplate with back piece, demi-brassards and chain, dating from the first half of the 16th century From The Britis...
Globose Breastplate with back piece, demi-brassards and chain, dating from the first half of the 16th century From The British Army: It´s Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868





"BATALLA DE POITIERS" (732). CARLOS MARTEL venció a los árabes al mando de los cuales se encontraba Abd al-Rahman ibn Allah a...
"BATALLA DE POITIERS" (732). CARLOS MARTEL venció a los árabes al mando de los cuales se encontraba Abd al-Rahman ibn Allah alCafigi. Miniatura del s. XIV perteneciente a las "Grandes Chroniques de France". Castillo de Chantilly. Francia.





Wolfram von Eschenbach (Eschenbach, h.1170-Eschenbach, 1220), German poet, author of "Parzival", with harness and standard of...
Wolfram von Eschenbach (Eschenbach, h.1170-Eschenbach, 1220), German poet, author of "Parzival", with harness and standard of assault. Fol. 149v. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany.





Bornato castle surrendering to the King of France, Louis XII, 1509. War of the League of Cambrai, Italy, 16th century.





Surgery, miniature from the fourteenth century romantic poem by Benedetto Moro, manuscript, France 17th Century.





Henri De La Tour. Portrait of Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, vicomte of Turenne 1611-1675, Marshal of France. Illustration by Gi...
Henri De La Tour. Portrait of Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, vicomte of Turenne 1611-1675, Marshal of France. Illustration by Gilbert, end of 19th century. Private collection





Greek art. Grave relief for a soldier. Athens. C. 330 B.C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark. Europe.





ARTE GRIEGO-HELENISTICO. ASIA MENOR. Dibujos del artista YADEGAR ASISI que reproducen el friso norte del ALTAR DE ZEUS o ALTA...
ARTE GRIEGO-HELENISTICO. ASIA MENOR. Dibujos del artista YADEGAR ASISI que reproducen el friso norte del ALTAR DE ZEUS o ALTAR DE PERGAMO, construido en el S. II a. C. Reproducen las escenas y personajes que faltán en el original. Detalle de la GIGANTOMAQUIA". Friso Norte. Museo de Pérgamo. Berlín. Alemania. Museo de Pérgamo (Isla de los Museos). Berlín. Alemania. Europa.





Olivier De Clisson. Portrait of Olivier de Clisson 1336-1407, French constable. Illustration by Gilbert, end of 19th century....
Olivier De Clisson. Portrait of Olivier de Clisson 1336-1407, French constable. Illustration by Gilbert, end of 19th century. Private collection





Louis II. Louis II, called the Good 1337-1410, Duke of Bourbon, Comte of Clermont. Engraving ca. 19th century





Mosaic work wit gladiators fighting, from Terranova near Tuscolo (Italy, Latium region), Mosaic





Catalan literature. Fifteenth century. PARIS and VIANA. Engraving representing the knight PARIS. Edition printed in Barcelona...
Catalan literature. Fifteenth century. PARIS and VIANA. Engraving representing the knight PARIS. Edition printed in Barcelona in 1494 by Diego Gumiel. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.





The Lady of the Lake and the Queen Guinevere. s.XIV. The Lady of the Lake and the Queen Guinevere. Fol. 229v of the manuscrip...
The Lady of the Lake and the Queen Guinevere. s.XIV. The Lady of the Lake and the Queen Guinevere. Fol. 229v of the manuscript of 'Le Chevalier de la charrette' by Chr_tien de Troyes (1170). Gothic art. Miniature Painting.





Rodrigo Diaz De Vivar. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, called the Cid 1043-1099Spanish campeador. Chromolithography after Hombres y Mu...
Rodrigo Diaz De Vivar. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, called the Cid 1043-1099Spanish campeador. Chromolithography after Hombres y Mujeres Celebres, 1877, Barcelona, Spain.





CARLOS EL TEMERARIO, Duque de Borgoña (1433-1477). "Asesinato del Duque de Borgoña, Bramante, Limburgo y Luxemburgo, entre ot...
CARLOS EL TEMERARIO, Duque de Borgoña (1433-1477). "Asesinato del Duque de Borgoña, Bramante, Limburgo y Luxemburgo, entre otros títulos, en le puente de Montereau". Pertenecía a una rama menor de los Valois, que gobernaron Borgoña entre 1364-1482. Grabado.





Battlefield by Ivan Ivanovich Golikov, gouache and tempera on paper, 1932-1933, 1886-1937, School of Palekh, Russia, Palekh, ...
Battlefield by Ivan Ivanovich Golikov, gouache and tempera on paper, 1932-1933, 1886-1937, School of Palekh, Russia, Palekh, Museum of Palekh Russian Lacquer Art





Gloriette with trophies, antique_Roman suits of armour, in Schoenbrunner Park, Schoenbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria, Euro...
Gloriette with trophies, antique_Roman suits of armour, in Schoenbrunner Park, Schoenbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria, Europe





Wilfred I the Hairy (840-897). Count of Urgell (870Ð897), Cerdanya (870Ð897), Barcelona (878Ð897), Girona (878Ð897), Besalu (...
Wilfred I the Hairy (840-897). Count of Urgell (870Ð897), Cerdanya (870Ð897), Barcelona (878Ð897), Girona (878Ð897), Besalu (878Ð897), and Ausona (886Ð897). "The Counts of Barcelona vindicated," written by Prospero Bofarull (1777-1859), scholar and historian Catalan. Colored engraving.





Spanish literature. "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha", written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616). Co...
Spanish literature. "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha", written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616). Conversations between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza after the adventure of the windmills (Chapter VIII). Nineteenth century engraving by E. Vela. Colored.





Bronze central shield medallion depicting Medusa, from Venlo, Netherlands. Roman Civilization.





Francois De Vendome. Francois de Vendome 1616-1669, Duke of Beaufort. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, by Mennechet, editi...
Francois De Vendome. Francois de Vendome 1616-1669, Duke of Beaufort. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, by Mennechet, edition 1844-1847.





BRUISYARD BARN, BRUISYARD, NR IPSWICH, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, SUIT OF ARMOUR, BUCKLEY GRAY YEOMAN





ARTE. EDAD MEDIA-EPOCA MODERNA. EUROPA. GOTICO. Armadura de caballero y caballo. Estilo gótico. Hierro. Landshut, 1470. Museo...
ARTE. EDAD MEDIA-EPOCA MODERNA. EUROPA. GOTICO. Armadura de caballero y caballo. Estilo gótico. Hierro. Landshut, 1470. Museo Histórico Alemán (Deutsches Historisches Museum). Berlín. Alemania. Europa.





Hernan Cortes, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485Ð1547). Spanish conqueror. Anonymus portrait.





Augustus (61 BC-14 AD). First roman emperor. Marble statue of Augustus of Prima Porta. (1st century) in the role of commander...
Augustus (61 BC-14 AD). First roman emperor. Marble statue of Augustus of Prima Porta. (1st century) in the role of commander of the army. Vatican Museums. Vatican City State.





Portrait of Frederick I of Prussia by Georg Paul Busch, copper engraving, watercolor, ?-1756, Private Collection, 43,2x33,9





Leonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King o...
Leonidas I (died 480 BC). Also known as Leonidas the Brave was a Greek hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line King of Sparta[. Leonidas I is notable for his leadership at the Battle of Thermopylae. Monument de Leonidas erected in 1968. Sparta. Greece.





Moctezuma II (c. 1466 Ð 29 June 1520). Ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520. Hernan Cortes tak...
Moctezuma II (c. 1466 Ð 29 June 1520). Ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520. Hernan Cortes takes prisoner Moctezuma II. Colored engraving, 1875.





Sigismond III Vasa. Portrait of Sigismond III Vasa 1566-1632, riding a horse. Gripsholm Castle collection, Sweden





Rollo. Portrait of Rollo ca. 870-ca. 932, sometimes Robert I, founder and first ruler of Normandy. Engraving in Le Plutarque ...
Rollo. Portrait of Rollo ca. 870-ca. 932, sometimes Robert I, founder and first ruler of Normandy. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, 1844-1847.





Gold armour stud decorated with animal figures, from the Cucuteni-Baiceni treasure, Romania. Jewellery. Geto-Dacian Civilizat...
Gold armour stud decorated with animal figures, from the Cucuteni-Baiceni treasure, Romania. Jewellery. Geto-Dacian Civilization, 5th Century BC.





Battlefield by Ivan Ivanovich Golikov, gouache and tempera on paper, 1932-1933, 1886-1937, School of Palekh, Russia, Palekh, ...
Battlefield by Ivan Ivanovich Golikov, gouache and tempera on paper, 1932-1933, 1886-1937, School of Palekh, Russia, Palekh, Museum of Palekh Russian Lacquer Art





Black basalt reliefs depicting an archer, archer with lion, knight, figure with a sickle, bird, knight in armor, dogs running...
Black basalt reliefs depicting an archer, archer with lion, knight, figure with a sickle, bird, knight in armor, dogs running, palm, leopard, fishing, gathering the harvest, gryphon, slinger and battle with the enemy. They are part of the 187 reliefs of the base of the south wall of the Palace of King Kapara. 10th century BC. From Tell Halaf, ancient Guzana. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.





Seated man in armour, by French painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot 1796-1875. Oil on canvas, 73 x 59 cm, 1868-1870. Musee dO...
Seated man in armour, by French painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot 1796-1875. Oil on canvas, 73 x 59 cm, 1868-1870. Musee dOrsay, Paris France.





Three helmets from the late 15th century. A kettle hat in the middle, a sallet with visor at left, and a visored helmet decor...
Three helmets from the late 15th century. A kettle hat in the middle, a sallet with visor at left, and a visored helmet decorated with flames at right. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and





Gloriette with trophies, antique_Roman suits of armour, in Schoenbrunner Park, Schoenbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria, Euro...
Gloriette with trophies, antique_Roman suits of armour, in Schoenbrunner Park, Schoenbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria, Europe





Prince Aleksandr Danilovic Mensikov, by Anonymous, 18th Century, 1710-1720, oil on canvas, cm 61 x 50





History of Gaul. The troops of Caesar and the Germanic hordes fighting over the Rhine. Medieval miniature. 15th century. Chat...
History of Gaul. The troops of Caesar and the Germanic hordes fighting over the Rhine. Medieval miniature. 15th century. Chateau de Chantilly. France.





Suits of armour in the former arsenal, Munich City Museum, Stadtmuseum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe





William Conqueror. Portrait of William the conqueror 1027-1087, William I of England or William II of Normandy, wearing a cha...
William Conqueror. Portrait of William the conqueror 1027-1087, William I of England or William II of Normandy, wearing a chain armour suit. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, 1844-1847.





The Crowning with Thorns 1618-20 Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641Flemish) Oil on canvas Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain





Portrait by Ernst Christoph von Manteuffel by Lucas Conrad Pfandzelt, oil on canvas, 18th century, 1716-1786, Russia, Lomonos...
Portrait by Ernst Christoph von Manteuffel by Lucas Conrad Pfandzelt, oil on canvas, 18th century, 1716-1786, Russia, Lomonosov, State Open-air Museum Oranienbaum 79x64





Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Conversation between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza after the adventure of the...
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Conversation between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza after the adventure of the windmills. Chapter VIII. Engraving by E. Vela. 19th century.





Slavic people by Pavel Dmitryevich Korin, Oil on canvas, 1943, 1892-1967, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 266x256





Weekly menu with knight´s buffet, suit of armour, Mellenthin moated castle restaurant, Usedom Island, Mecklenburg_Western Pom...
Weekly menu with knight´s buffet, suit of armour, Mellenthin moated castle restaurant, Usedom Island, Mecklenburg_Western Pomerania, Baltic Sea, Germany, Europe





´Long Night of Museums´, Berlin, Germany, German Historical Museum, suits of armor in a vitrine on display.





Portrait Of A General In Armour Dyck, Anthony van(1599-1641 Flemish) Oil On Canvas Christie's Images, London, England





Anna von Hohenlohe, spouse of Conrad von Weinsberg, died 1446. From a bronze memorial in a convent church in Schonthal. He is...
Anna von Hohenlohe, spouse of Conrad von Weinsberg, died 1446. From a bronze memorial in a convent church in Schonthal. He is shown in a suit of armour with lance and sword, she in full robes with a rose. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903)





Conversion of Saint Paul by Giovanni Bellini, oil on canvas, 1471, 1430-1516, Venetian School, Italy, Pesaro, Museo Civico





Catalan armies, navy, cavalry and infantry who conquered Mallorca in 1229. Detail from the Altarpiece of St. Ursula. Master o...
Catalan armies, navy, cavalry and infantry who conquered Mallorca in 1229. Detail from the Altarpiece of St. Ursula. Master of the Conquest of Mallorca. 13th century. It comes from the Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Arta. Palma, Majorca. Balearic Islands.





Greek art. Attic krater painted with black figures representing an Homeric battle around the body of a dead warrior (possibly...
Greek art. Attic krater painted with black figures representing an Homeric battle around the body of a dead warrior (possibly Patroclus). Found at Pharsala. Dated circa 530 BCE. Detail. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece.





CARLOS I (Dunfermline,1600-Whitehall,1649). Rey de Inglaterra, Escocia e Irlanda (1625-1649). Hijo segundo de Jacobo I Estuar...
CARLOS I (Dunfermline,1600-Whitehall,1649). Rey de Inglaterra, Escocia e Irlanda (1625-1649). Hijo segundo de Jacobo I Estuardo y la reina Ana de Dinamarca. RETRATO ECUESTRE DE CARLOS I realizado por el pintor flamenco Antoon VAN DYCK (1599-1641) hacia el año 1637. National Gallery. Londres. Inglaterra. Reino Unido.





Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. An armoured knight on horseback at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotlan...
Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. An armoured knight on horseback at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.





Gabriel de Rojas Cordova (c.1480-1549). Spanish conqueror. Engraving at The Truthful History of the Conquest of New Spain by ...
Gabriel de Rojas Cordova (c.1480-1549). Spanish conqueror. Engraving at The Truthful History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo. Library of the University of Barcelona. Spain.





Pompeo Leoni (1533-1608). Italian sculptor. Shield. Relief depicting the Judgement of Paris. Detail. Milan, 1560-1565. Iron, ...
Pompeo Leoni (1533-1608). Italian sculptor. Shield. Relief depicting the Judgement of Paris. Detail. Milan, 1560-1565. Iron, gold and silver. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany.





JUAN I (Epila, 1358-Alcalá de Henares, 1390). Rey de Castilla (1379-1390), hijo de Enrique II y de Juana Manuel. Grabado de l...
JUAN I (Epila, 1358-Alcalá de Henares, 1390). Rey de Castilla (1379-1390), hijo de Enrique II y de Juana Manuel. Grabado de la PORTADA e inicio de la CRONICA del escritor Pedro LOPEZ DE AYALA (1332-1407) "AQUI COMIENZA LA HISTORIA DEL REY DON JUAN PRIMERO DE ESTE NOMBRE, REY DE CASTILLA Y LEON". Capitulo Primero. Biblioteca de Cataluña. Barcelona.





Urartu civilization. Remains probably of a decorated armor. From Tushpa or Toprakkale. 7th century B.C. Turkey. Pergamon Muse...
Urartu civilization. Remains probably of a decorated armor. From Tushpa or Toprakkale. 7th century B.C. Turkey. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.





Everard de Espinques's 'Tristan and Iseult', written by Gassien de Poiters. Page from the third volume, with Jean Du Mas weap...
Everard de Espinques's 'Tristan and Iseult', written by Gassien de Poiters. Page from the third volume, with Jean Du Mas weapons. Illustration: King Arthur calls for a court meeting; Lancelot with a young lady goes to the abbey; Galaas is knighted in the abbey; and the Holy Grail appears on the Round Table. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).





Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. Armoured knights on horseback at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotland'...
Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. Armoured knights on horseback at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.





Two knights in armor on foot fighting a duel with lances in a tourney.. . The knight at left wears a crimson skirt over his s...
Two knights in armor on foot fighting a duel with lances in a tourney.. . The knight at left wears a crimson skirt over his suit of armor and has three crimson plumes on his helmet. The knight at right uses his lance to parry his opponent's thrust. . . Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the New Ages" (1800).





Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B.C.). A Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthagini...
Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B.C.). A Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian force led by Hannibal. Engraving. 19th century.





GUERRA DE LOS CIEN AÑOS (1339-1453). Gran conflicto de Occidente en que contendieron Francia e Inglaterra, teniendo repercusi...
GUERRA DE LOS CIEN AÑOS (1339-1453). Gran conflicto de Occidente en que contendieron Francia e Inglaterra, teniendo repercusiones en el resto de Europa. "BERTRAND DU GUESCLIN" (1320-1380), condestable francés, "guerreando contra los ingleses en apoyo del rey de Francia". Miniatura del s. XV. Castillo de Chantilly. Francia.





JORGE, San. Mártir cristiano del s. II. Es representado como un joven con armadura, cabalgando sobre un caballo y luchando co...
JORGE, San. Mártir cristiano del s. II. Es representado como un joven con armadura, cabalgando sobre un caballo y luchando contra el dragón. Escultura del héroe legendario, que preside la fachada de la CASA BOTINES, construida en 1891 por Antonio Gaudí. LEON. Castilla-León. España.





Two Greek soldiers. Hoplite, heavy infantry, with helmet, shield and armor and Helots, unprotected and with javelin. Colored ...
Two Greek soldiers. Hoplite, heavy infantry, with helmet, shield and armor and Helots, unprotected and with javelin. Colored engraving.





St Michael slaying the Dragon, 1493-1505, by Josse Lieferinxe (died before 1508), panel, 87.5x57 cm.





England, Essex, Castle Hedingham. A young soldier being prepared for battle in a medieval re-enactment at Hedingham castle.





Design for a window for the cathedral of Orleans depicting Joan of Arc entering Orleans, April 29, 1429. France, 15th century...
Design for a window for the cathedral of Orleans depicting Joan of Arc entering Orleans, April 29, 1429. France, 15th century.





´Span your Pistol´ 17th century Cuirassier at pistol excerise From The British Army: It´s Origins, Progress and Equipment, pu...
´Span your Pistol´ 17th century Cuirassier at pistol excerise From The British Army: It´s Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868





Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. Armoured knights on horseback gather for a jousting competition at a medieval pageant bas...
Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. Armoured knights on horseback gather for a jousting competition at a medieval pageant based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.





Turkish cavalry armour. 1550. Iron and leather. Turban helmet neck protector (iron, gold, silver and damascene). 1450-1475. F...
Turkish cavalry armour. 1550. Iron and leather. Turban helmet neck protector (iron, gold, silver and damascene). 1450-1475. From Iran. Saber from Persia, 1600. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany.





Painted funerary stele depicting a battle of the Balbura Dioscuri from Sidon, Lebanon, 3rd century b.c.





JORGE, San. Mártir cristiano del s. II. Es representado como un joven con armadura, cabalgando sobre un caballo y luchando co...
JORGE, San. Mártir cristiano del s. II. Es representado como un joven con armadura, cabalgando sobre un caballo y luchando contra el dragón. Escultura del héroe legendario, que preside la fachada de la CASA BOTINES, construida en 1891 por Antonio Gaudí. LEON. Castilla-León. España.





Triumph of St George, by Vittore Carpaccio (ca 1465-1525 or 1526). School of San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice.





Abraham Marquis Duquesne. Abraham, marquis Duquesne 1610-1688, French sailor.Engraving in History of the French, by Lavallee,...
Abraham Marquis Duquesne. Abraham, marquis Duquesne 1610-1688, French sailor.Engraving in History of the French, by Lavallee, 19th century





England, East Sussex, Upper Dicker, near Hailsham. A suit of armour by the entrance to Michelham Priory, a tudor mansion that...
England, East Sussex, Upper Dicker, near Hailsham. A suit of armour by the entrance to Michelham Priory, a tudor mansion that evolved from a former Augustinian Priory.





BATALLA MEDIEVAL. "FEROZ ENCUENTRO ENTRE CABALLEROS PROTEGIDOS CON ARMADURAS Y PROVISTOS DE LANZAS". Miniatura del s. XV. Cas...
BATALLA MEDIEVAL. "FEROZ ENCUENTRO ENTRE CABALLEROS PROTEGIDOS CON ARMADURAS Y PROVISTOS DE LANZAS". Miniatura del s. XV. Castillo de Chantilly. Francia.





Knight in battle armour from 1401. Thomas Knebel von Katzenelnbogen. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artwo...
Knight in battle armour from 1401. Thomas Knebel von Katzenelnbogen. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1883. IIlustration drawn by Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by CR, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German archeologist, art historian and illustrator. He was director of the Bavarian National Museum from 1868 until 1886.





Arthur III of Britain. Arthur III of Britanny, Count of Richemont, constable of France 1393-1458. He fought with Joan of Arc ...
Arthur III of Britain. Arthur III of Britanny, Count of Richemont, constable of France 1393-1458. He fought with Joan of Arc in Pathay in 1429. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, 1844-1847.





Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. An armoured knight on horseback at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotlan...
Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. An armoured knight on horseback at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.





The tortoise formation, engraving from a treaty on Roman warfare, Discours sur la castrametation et discipline militaire des ...
The tortoise formation, engraving from a treaty on Roman warfare, Discours sur la castrametation et discipline militaire des Romains, 1579, by Guillaume du Choul (1496-1560).





Louis of France by Hyacinthe Francois Honore Rigaud, oil on canvas, 1659-1743, France, Paris, Musee de l'Histoire de France, ...
Louis of France by Hyacinthe Francois Honore Rigaud, oil on canvas, 1659-1743, France, Paris, Musee de l'Histoire de France, 129x98





Bell and suits of armour in the former arsenal, Munich City Museum, Stadtmuseum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe





ARTE ROMANO. ITALIA. COLUMNA TRAJANA, erigida en el 113 para conmemorar la victoria del emperador sobre los Dacios (101-106)....
ARTE ROMANO. ITALIA. COLUMNA TRAJANA, erigida en el 113 para conmemorar la victoria del emperador sobre los Dacios (101-106). Detalle de los RELIEVES. FORO DE TRAJANO. ROMA.





Suit of armour in the former arsenal, Munich City Museum, Stadtmuseum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe





Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. The arena awaits the arrival of mounted knights at a medieval re-enactment based around e...
Scotland, West Lothian, Linlithgow. The arena awaits the arrival of mounted knights at a medieval re-enactment based around events at Scotland's royal court in 1503. Party at the Palace was held at Linlithgow Palace as a part of Homecoming Scotland 2009.





Detail of suit of armour tops, exhibition, Schloss Langenburg Castle, Langenburg, Hohenlohe district, Baden_Wuerttemberg, Ger...
Detail of suit of armour tops, exhibition, Schloss Langenburg Castle, Langenburg, Hohenlohe district, Baden_Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe





Portrait of Prince Henry of Prussia by Anton Graff, Oil on canvas, 18th century, 1736-1813, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Ope...
Portrait of Prince Henry of Prussia by Anton Graff, Oil on canvas, 18th century, 1736-1813, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Open-air Museum Palace Gatchina, 55x45





Norman king on horseback, in chainmail armour and red surtout, wearing a gold crown. "The military surtout certainly originat...
Norman king on horseback, in chainmail armour and red surtout, wearing a gold crown. "The military surtout certainly originated with the Normans, and seems not to have been in general use before the middle of the 12th century. It is probable that the surtout served to mark the rank of the wearer in the century of its invention, for in 11th and 12th century drawings, while one finds the suit of mail often without the military surtout, persons of high rank are always shown in the garment. See fig.





Peter I the Great (1672-1725). Tsar of Russia (1682-1725). He was proclaimed Tsar after the death of his brother Fedor III (1...
Peter I the Great (1672-1725). Tsar of Russia (1682-1725). He was proclaimed Tsar after the death of his brother Fedor III (1682) along with his brother Ivan V. Colored engraving.





Portrait of a Knight by Robert Tournieres, oil on canvas, 17th century, 18th century, 1667-1752, Russia, Moscow , State A. Pu...
Portrait of a Knight by Robert Tournieres, oil on canvas, 17th century, 18th century, 1667-1752, Russia, Moscow , State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 75x55





Simon I. Portrait of Simon I 1150-1218, Count of Montfort. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, 1844-1847.

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