Medieval Illustrations

Richly detailed medieval manuscript illustrations depicting knightly figures, royal events, and scenes from history.

Cavalry at Hastings battlefield, detail of Queen Mathilda's Tapestry or Bayeux Tapestry depicting Norman conquest of England in 1066, France, 11th century.

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 70 V - MIRANDA - LERMA - TORRE - LOPE. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. MIRANDA JUAN DE. LERMA ALONSO. TORRE DE LA. LOPEZ DE POLANCO GONZALO.

MS B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA-Nº235-F91-B-VASALLOS CASTELLANOS RECIBEN AL REY ALFONSO-S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

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Wenhaston Doom painting from 1490, Suffolk, England, UK

Norman fleet sets sail for England; repast prior to departure, detail of Queen Mathilda's Tapestry or Bayeux Tapestry depicting Norman conquest of England in 1066, France, 11th century.

Episode from the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, culminating in the Battle of Hastings, in 1066. It is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans.

Persian tile depcting Kushrau seeing Shirin bathing, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 78 - MELGOSA - SALINAS - MAZUELO - PA. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. MAZUELO HERNANDO. MELGOSA ANTONIO. MARTIN SALINAS. PARDO DIEGO.

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 25 V - AGUILAR - PRESTINES - PERES DE. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. AGUILAR JOHAN. PEREZ DE FRIAS JOHAN. GONEL PERO. PRESTINES PONÇ.

Cavalry at Hastings battlefield, detail of Queen Mathilda's Tapestry or Bayeux Tapestry depicting Norman conquest of England in 1066, France, 11th century.

Detail of Queen Mathilda's Tapestry or Bayeux Tapestry featuring William the Conqueror's banquet, France 11th century.

ARTE ROMANICO. ESPAÑA. BIBLIA DE RIPOLL. Biblia de Farfa que se supone fue copiada en el scriptorium del monasterio de Ripoll. Es un códice que data del s. XI ricamente ilustrado a la pluma sobre pergamino. Posee 465 folios de 370x55 mm. Folio 6r. Manuscrito latino 5729. Biblioteca Apostólica Vaticana. Italia.

HISTORIA DE JEFTE - VASALLOS RINDEN PLEITESIA - ESTILO DE TOURNAI - TAPIZ DE LA SEGUNDA MITAD DEL SIGLO XV. Location: SEO MUSEO DE TAPICES Y CAPITULAR, LA. SARAGOSSA. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN.

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Battle of Hastings (1066). Detail. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. BASSE-NORMANDIE. CALVADOS. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum.

Prophets, detail from Paradise, fresco on the counterfacade, church of San Michele al Pozzo Bianco (St Michael by the White Well), Bergamo, Lombardy. Italy, 12th-13th century.

Grandes Chroniques de France (14th c.). Charlemagne holds Roland, dead after trying to conquer Pamplona (778). Franch Gothic-style. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. MIDI-PYRÄNÄES. TARN. Castres. Goya Museum.

Arrival of Joan of Arc at Chinon, 1428. From a tapestry. FRANCE.

Two magus kings carrying offerings, Romanesque painted ceiling, c. 1150, Grisons canton, Switzerland, detail

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: 29 January 1392

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 26 - MARTINEZ STO DOMINGO - MARTINEZ. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. GONEL PERO. MARTINEZ DE SANTO DOMINGO DIEGO. MARTINEZ GONZALO. GARCIA ALFONSO "EL MOZO".

Four Scenes from the First Book of Samuel. Dated: late 11th century. Dimensions: overall: 41.4 x 27.3 cm (16 5/16 x 10 3/4 in.). Medium: miniature on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 11th Century.

France, Normandy, Basse-Normandie, Calvados, Bayeux, the tapestry

Trojan War. Greek camp and city of Troy. Fol. 40v of the Codex Benito Santa Mora (15th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial.

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 21 - CAMBRANAS - GARCIA CAMARGO. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. CAMBRANAS JOHAN. GARCIA DE CAMARGO PERO. SANTCHESTEL JOHAN. GARCIA DE CAMARGO ALFONSO.

France, Normandy, Basse-Normandie, Calvados, Bayeux, the tapestry

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 47 V - MARTINEZ BURGOS - JIMENEZ. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. MARTINEZ DE BURGOS FRANCISCO. JIMENEZ ANDRES.

King Arthur and His Court 14th Century French School Vellum Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy

Heinrich of Meissen.

Duke William of Normandy and his army pursue Conan II, Duke of Brittany, past Rennes and besiege the castle of Dinan. Chromolithograph by William Mossman after an illustration by Charles Stothard made for the Society of Antiquaries in Rev. John Collingwood Bruces The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated, John Russell Smith, London, 1856.

Tapiz de las Potestades o de la Buena vida, una obra tejida a finales del siglo XV en Arras, Francia. Museu de la Catedral de Tarragona.

Illuminated manuscript with kings by Ekkehard of Aura, Watercolor on parchment, -1126, 12th century, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

The Seven Virtues: The Justice. ca. 1560 - 1570. Scenes of Divine Justice and Judgment of Solomon. Detail of the King Solomon. Cardboard after model of Michiel Coxcie. Manufacturing of Brussels in the workshop of Frans Geubels. Silk and wool. 330 x 450 cm. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Burgos. Cathedral of St. Mary.

Tournament and Hunting Scenes by Azzo di Masetto (active ca 1280s) / Palazzo Comunale, San Gimignano / 1289 / Italy, School of Siena / Fresco / Genre /

Alfonso X the Wise, King of Castile and Leon (1221-1284), miniature, Spain 13th Century.

Roman mosaic at Villa Romana del Casale, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy, Europe

King Mark exiles Tristan and Iseult. King Mark discovers Tristan and Iseult dead in a cave, miniature from Tristan by Goffredo of Strasbourg, Germany 13th Century

Colored woodcut by an anonymous artist, circa 1475-1490, showing a monk on ice, with detailed figure, clothing, and environmental elements.

Spain/Catalonia: The Kingdom of the 'Antichrist' as represented in the Catalan Atlas, by the Jewish illustrator Cresques Abraham, 1375

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LA CRONICA TROYANA DE ALFONSO XI - DEFENSA DE TROYA- HACIA 1350. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Conference of the Earl of Gloucester and an Irish Chief, Richard II's campagne in Ireland, 1399, (18 Artist: Unknown

Italy, Lazio, Palestrina, Sanctuary at Praeneste, Mosaic work depicting a feast under a pergola

Canvistas. Pintura sobre pergamino. Manresa. Museo comarcal. Siglo XIV. Museum: MUSEU COMARCAL DE MANRESA.

fine arts, Middle Ages, mediaeval, copper engraving, ""The power of women"", by the ""Master of women`s power"" (active 1440 - 1468), Lower Germany, circa 1460, 13 cm x 20.3 cm, State Graphic Collection, Munich,

MANUSCRITO DEL "CIVITATE DEI" - AGRICULTOR ARANDO - SIGLO XII. Location: LAURENZIANISCHE BIBLIOTHEK. Florenz. ITALIA.

Massacre of the Innocents. Mural painting dating from the fourteenth century. Central nave of the Mondonedo Cathedral. Province of Lugo. Galicia. Spain.

Sancho Ramirez (1042-1094). King of Aragon from 1063-1094. Genealogy of the Crown of Aragon. Parchament. 14th-15th century. Catalonia. Spain.

Falconry, 14th century frescoes, by Matteo Giovanetti of Viterbo, Deer room, Papal Palace (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1995), Avignon.

Led by Songhur Balkhi and Lulu the Spy, the Ayyars Slit the Throats of Prison Guards and Free Sa'id Farrukh-Nizhad Indian. Led by Songhur Balkhi and Lulu the Spy, the Ayyars Slit the Throats of Prison Guards and Free Sa'id Farrukh-Nizhad, 1557-1572. Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton cloth, sheet: 30 7/8 x 24 1/2 in. (78.4 x 62.2 cm). The oversized manuscript known as the Hamza- Nama was commissioned by the Mughal emperor Akbar (reigned 1556-1605). All of its paintings are on cloth, with Persian text written on paper glued to the reverse. The pages were probably displayed in storytelling performances. The Hamza-Nama is an adventure tale about the first generations of Muslims. This painting is typical of the series, with multiple figures in active stances set within a sumptuously decorated courtyard. The subject is a night raid on a prison, with the heroes killing their captors in order to free their comrades. Asian Art 1557-1572

Edad Media. Llegada de Juana de Arco (1412-1431), la doncella de Orleans, al castillo de Chinon en marzo de 1428. Tapiz del Museo de Orleans. Facsímil de 1877.

Fabriano (Italia, Marche - provincia di Ancona), chiesa di San Domenico (o Santa Lucia), Cappella di Sant'Orsola (o dell'Arcangelo Michele), Allegretto Nuzi (ciclo di affreschi della metà del XIV secolo). Incontro di Orsola a Colonia con lo sposo e due compagni, con l'apparizione di un angelo

Myshi kota pogrebaiut (graviura na dereve). Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Scene of the Battle of Hastings. Detail of the battle between the soldiers of William I of England and the Anglo-Saxons. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. BASSE-NORMANDIE. CALVADOS. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum.

Battle scene in a fresco inside the castle of Sabbionara, Avio, Lagarina Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 12th century.

Exaltación de José, detalle del tapiz de la serie 'Historia de José en Egipto', siglo XVI. Museu Diocesà de Tarragona.

Capodilista Codex: Knight & Yellow Horse Illuminated manuscript Biblioteca Civica, Padua, Italy

India: 'Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies'. Scene from the Story of Babhruvahana, watercolour from the Mahabharata, Paithan, Maharashtra, c. 1850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

French 19th century illustration depicting the Massacre of the Innocents; the biblical account of infanticide by Herod the Great, the Roman-appointed King of the Jews

Spain, Valencia, Plaza De La Almoina, Azulejo, Ceramic Tile Image,

The Knights Esclabor And Arphasar Offer Their Services To King Arthur 14th Century French School Vellum Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy

Harold visits Edward the Confessor at Westminster. The Bayeux Tapestry, c.1066 FRANCE.

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Cronique universelle (La Bouquechardiere) of Jehan de Courcy. Miniature. " Nimrod supervises the building of the Tower of Babel". 1470-1480. Anonymous miniaturist known for Master Chavalier de Rouen. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France.

Page from book, Watercolor on parchment, 16th century, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum,

Remains of a miniature with two horsemen and warriors. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1790 - 1810. Place: Kashmir. Measurements: h 154 mm × w 92 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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LOUIS IX, Saint Louis, of France (1214-1270). King of France (1226-1270). Les Grandes Chroniques de France. King of France (1226 - 1270). Saint Louis dies in the course of the Seventh Crusade in Tunis because of a plague. Miniature painting. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).

Egypt and the Nile, taken from a navigational map, 17th Century. Plate.

The Thurgau poet Walter von Klingen (1240-1286), Knight of Rudolf I of Habsburg, defeats another knight in a tournament. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 52r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany.

Masquerade. Dated: c. 1515. Dimensions: image: 23.3 x 23.7 cm (9 3/16 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 33.7 x 26.5 cm (13 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 16th Century.

Samson in front of the city of Gaza, St., Saint, Saint

Gold Knight and Pink Horse: Capodilista Codex Manuscript Illumination Biblioteca Civica, Padua

History of Clovis: Clovis fights against the Burgundians and Clovis' baptism, miniature from The Chronicles of French Kings by Robert Gaguin, manuscript, 1514 Paris, France.

Shah Namah, the Persian Epic of the Kings

RETRATO DE ARTURO III (1393-1458) - DUQUE DE BRETAÑA Y TURENA - SIGLO XV. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France. KING ARTHUR. ARTURO III DE INGLATERRA. INGLATERRA ARTUR III. BRETAÑA Y TURENA DQU.

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CHARLES MARTEL (688-741). Frank prince and king. 'Chronicles of France'. French school. Miniature. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Fragment. Altarpiece of Sant Jaume de Frontanya. 14th century. From Church of Sant Jaime de Frontanya (Bergueda). Scenes from the life and martyrdom of Saint James, according to "The Golden Legend" by Jaume de Voragine. Detail: Queen Lupa next to the car that was carrying the saint's remains. Diocesan and Comarcal Museum of Solsona, Catalonia, Spain.

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 109 R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Beato de Liébana / La langosta fantástica y el ángel del abismo, Comentario al Apocalipsis de San Juan (Commentarium in Apocalypsin). Museum: Archivo Capitular, Girona.

Albrecht Altdorfers drawing in dark brown ink, brush, watercolor, and gold on parchment shows Emperor Maximilian Is triumphal procession with a riding banner carrier representing Galicia, Valencia, Sardinia, and Catalonia.

Tres Riches Heures by Limbourg Brothers. March. Ploughing fields and trimming vines. 1409.

Altar frontal by Antonio Sadurni. 1450. Legend of St. George with princess and dragon. Chapel of St. George. Palace of the Generalitat. Barcelona. Spain.

The 15 century Last Judgement fresco in St. Eutrope church in this historic Dropt Valley village, Allemans-du-Dropt, Lot-et-Garonne, France, Europe

Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528, detail of the king of Poland Sigismund I; 1467 ñ 1 April 1548

A colored woodcut from 1465-1475 showing Saint Sebastian, a Christian martyr, depicted bound and pierced with arrows. The print demonstrates mid-15th-century European woodcut techniques and traditional iconography of martyrdom.

Detail of Florentine Cassone with Medallions Depicting Scenes from the Story of Messer Torello, One of Giovanni Boccaccio's Tales from His ""Decamerone""

Bayeux Tapestry 1067. William of Normandy (later William I of England) rewards Harold Godwinson Earl of Wessex (Harold II of England 1066) with arms, and knights him, 1064. Armour Chain Mail Helmet Standard Textile Linen

Rider on horseback, hunting scene, floral decor, mural, glazed tiles, Golestan Palace or Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran, Asia

Ludovic Meets the Four Witches from 'Visio Ludovici de Francia' (the Vision of Louis of France) at the 'Tractatus de Purgatorio Sancti Patricii' (Purgatory of Saint Patrick), 14th c. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Braidense Library.

Greek civilization, votive tablet depicting group of women, from Corinth

ALFONSO I, 693-757 King of Asturias, Spain, called Alfonso the Catholic, Index of Royal Privileges, 12th-13th century manuscript

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.

France, Normandy, Basse-Normandie, Calvados, Bayeux, the tapestry

Mosaic of the Emperor Justinian and his court, 6th century. Artist: Unknown

Design for an advertisement of Nutrix rusk. Draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof. Dating: 1876 - 1924. Measurements: h 150 mm × w 230 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Book illustration, Tempera and ink with gold leaf on paper, 1073, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum,

Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II. Illustration in Flavius Josephus "Antiquities of the Jews" (Antiquitatum Iudaicarum), Fouquet, Jean (1420-1481)

King Solomon, Romanesque painted ceiling, c. 1150, Grisons canton, Switzerland, detail

The Kiss of Judas / Venetian / c.1366/71

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