Medieval Characters and Costumes

Illustrations representing medieval figures including a warrior, nobleman, and royalty, showcasing historical costumes with vibrant colors and ornate details.

The figures pictured here are Franks from the years A.D. 400 to 600. They are, from left to right: two people of lower ranks, two citizens of position, two women of rank, a servant, and an armed Frank. Franks were members of the Germanic nation or coalition that conquered Gaul (present-day France) in the 6th century.

Middle Ages. France (year 900). From left to right: warrior, lady, nobleman and princess. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1881.

Günther von Schwarzburg (ca. 1304-1349). King of Germany in 1349. Descendant of the Counts of Schwarzburg. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

Edward the Black Prince (kneeling) and Joan of Kent 4, Queen Philippa of Hainault with sceptre and crown 3, and King Richard II in chainmail and plate armour 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.

Alfonso X of Castile and Leon, called the Wise (1221-1284) and his son Sancho IV, called the Brave (1258-1295), king of Castile and Leon. Illustration by J. Alaminos. Chromolithography. Historia General de España (General History of Spain), by Miguel Morayta. Volume II. Madrid, 1889. Author: Juan Alaminos. Spanish artist of the second half of the 19th century.

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: 5-6-7-8: warriors, 9: nobleman, 10: noble lady. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume V, 1884.

The figures here represent French people in A.D. 1200. They are, from left to right: princess, man of rank, lady of rank, man of rank, princess, two knights. The illustration dates to 1882.

Anglo-Saxons (500-1000). From left to right, 1: Warrior, 2: King (750), 3: Warrior. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1881.

Two noblemen from a stained-glass window of the Tree of Jesse by Arnoult de Nimegue in the Church of Saint Godard, Rouen, France, 16th century. They wear caps and hats, rich velvet and brocade cloaks, robes and slippers. Fragment d'un vitrail de l'eglise de St. Godard. Chromolithograph by Ferdinand Sere and Auguste Racinet from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

The figures pictured here are Franks from the years A.D. 400 to 600. They are, from left to right: two people of lower ranks, two citizens of position, two women of rank, a servant, and an armed Frank. Franks were members of the Germanic nation or coalition that conquered Gaul (present-day France) in the 6th century.

Leopold I (1640-1705). Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia. Commemorating the defeat of the Turks. Engraving in "La Ilustracio_n Iberica", 1888. Colored.

Middle Ages. History of France (year 900). From left to right: Man of the people, noblewoman and king. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1881.

Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantines (400-600). From left to right: 18- general's clothing, 19, 20 and 21- warrior. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Canto. Volume III, 1882.

This 1882 illustration shows a French king and a high-ranking French woman around A.D. 900.

King Charibert 521 to 567 in council with magistrates from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

Alexander and the body of Daruis III. Alexander III of Macedon, 20/21 July 356 BC - 10/11 June 323 BC, aka Alexander the Great. King of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. Darius III, c. 380 - 330

Iberian Peninsula. Emirate of Granada in the 14th century. Nasrid kings and warrior. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

The Italians pictured here date to A.D. 1300 and are, from left to right: man of rank, magistrate; two women of rank.

French gentleman in ancient costume, 17th century, from a tapestry manufactured by the Trinity, founded in Paris by Catherine de Medici. 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 published

The figures represented here are (from left to right) a German senator and and 12 German patricians between A.D. 1450 and 1500. The illustration dates to 1882.

Edad media. Siglo XIV. Jueces decididores o de torneos y justas. Grabado de 1860.

Tuscany Siena Montalcino Farmacia dell'Ospedale7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Frescoes German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Costume of aristocrats in the era of Louis XII 1,2, and Charles VIII 3. They wear long fur-lined coats and flat caps. Seigneurs du temps de Louis XII, et du temps de Charles VIII. Taken from MS 4984 and MS 6811, Bibliotheque Imperiale de Paris. Chromolithograph by Moulin from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

History of England. 1400-1450. From left to right, 11: knight, 12: criminal judge, 13: court of Henry VI, 14: Henry VI, 15: court of King Henry VI, 16: Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482), wife of King Henry VI, 17: court of King Henry VI. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

The figures represented here are German patricians between A.D. 1450 and 1500. The illustration dates to 1882.

This illustration shows England's King Richard III (1483-1485) who was killed on Bosworth Field, ending Wars of the Roses. Pictured with him is Margaret Tudor of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England. In 1503, she married James IV of Scotland and their son became James V of Scotland, father of Mary, Queen of Scots. The illustration dates to 1882.

The figures pictured here represent Germans from A.D. 1400-1450. They are, from left to right: woman of rank, two noblemen, and a woman of rank. The illustration dates to 1882.

Henry III and the Earl of Pembroke, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

A colored pen drawing by an anonymous artist showing a king welcoming a young man, illustrating posture, gestures, and medieval attire, dated 1420-1430.

Praetorian Guards, ancient Rome. in galea helmet, lorica segmentata breastplate, tunic, sagulum gregale or short trousers, caligae hobnail sandals, armed with gladius sword and oval shield. Military tents in the background. Soldats Pretoriens. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Lantique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.

Viking Age. Eric Haraldsson (c. 885-954), nicknamed Eric Bloodaxe. 10th-century Norwegian ruler. He is thought he was King of Norway (931-933) and twice as King of Northumbria (c. 947-948 and 952-954). Watercolor.

Series of pictures Development of men's clothing, in front of the cathedral of Bologna Charles V is expected for his coronation as emperor, 1536, digi...

King Robert kneeling, in striped tunic and "mantle of a remarkable cut," with crown on the floor, and King Dagobert seated on a throne.. . Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).

Ratchis, Rachis, Achis, Ratchildis, war von 744 bis 749 und ein zweites Mal von 756 bis 757 König der Langobarden, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion e...

REY ARTURO OGIER LE DANOIS Y REY CAPALUS - MINIATURA SIGLO XV. Author: ANTOINE VERARD (IMPRESOR). Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France.

Julius Caesar, from Leaders series (N222) issued by Kinney Bros. 1888 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Leaders" series (N222), a set of 25 cards issued in 1888 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. Julius Caesar, from Leaders series (N222) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Portrait of Conquistador Hernan Cortes

Expedition to Egypt by Jean Francois Champollion and Ippolito Rosellini

Luis XI de Francia, apodado el Prudente (1423-1483). Rey de Francia de 1461-1483. "Casamiento de luis XI con su primera esposa Margarita Estuardo de Escocia". Grabado.

Prince Florizel and Perdita - A Winters Tale by Shakespeare. Florizel is the son of Polixenes - King ofBohemia. He falls in love withPerdita, and wishes to marry her. The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with Florizel, the son of Leontes' friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione "comes to life", and everyone is reconciled. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor, wi

History of France. 1400. Ladies and gentlemen of the nobility. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

The figures here represent Spaniards around A.D. 1300. They are, from left, to right: two hunters, three noblemen, two noblewomen, two knights, another noblewoman, two nobleman. The illustation dates to 1882.

Early Middle Age. The Franks. Leader and warrior. Colored engraving. (Later colouration). Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: Johan George Heck.

Emperor Justinian and his retinue, 6th century, after a mosaic painting in Ravenna, History of Fashion, Costume History, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

Pilate Washes His Hands (Pilate se lave les mains) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Pilate Washes His Hands (Pilate se lave les mains), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (15.9 x 13 cm). Exclaiming Behold the man!,” Pilate shows the beaten and bloodied Christ to the crowds. The people gathered in the court below urge his execution, with pointed fingers raised in accusatory gestures. On the loggia before the assembled crowd, Pilate—convinced of Jesus’ innocence and impressed by his dignity, according to Tissot’s account—publicly washes his hands on the loggia before the square, symbolically distancing himself from the execution to follow. European Art 1886-1894

Pippo Spano, ca 1450, fresco by Andrea del Castagno (1421-1457), Museum of the Convent of Santa Apollonia (Cenacolo di Sant'Apollonia), Florence. Italy, 15th century.

Historia de España. Alfonso II de Asturias, el Casto (760-842). Grabado de 1872.

Caballero medieval con su armadura se despide de su dama antes de su partida. Ilustración para el cuento La Espada, publicado en 1907. Author: Apel·les Mestres Oñós.

The Discovery of America, marble group by Persico, on one of the facades of the Capitol in Washington, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845.

The Discovery of America, marble group by Persico, on one of the facades of the Capitol in Washington, vintage engraving. The Discovery of America, marble group by Persico, on one of the facades of the Capitol in Washington, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660469

fine arts, Duerer, Albrecht (1471 - 1528), painting, ""Saint George"", Paumgartner altarpiece, left wing, oil on panel, Nuremberg, post 1503, Alte Pinakothek, Munich,

'Percival Obtains the Shield of the Beating Heart', 1911. Artist: Walter Crane.

Christopher Columbus (c. 31 October 1451 - 20 May 1506) was a navigator, colonizer, and explorer from Genoa, Italy, whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. With his four voyages of exploration and several attempts at establishing a settlement on the island of Hispaniola, all funded by Isabella I of Castile, he initiated the process of Spanish colonization which foreshadowed general European colonization of the 'New World'.

Ramon Berenguer III the Great (1082-1131). Count of Barcelona. Engraving in Spain Illustrated History, 19th century. Colored.

PINTURICCHIO, Bernardino di Betto, called Il (1454-1513). Piccolomini Library. Eneas Silvio as a commissioner of James II of Scotland. 1502-1508. ITALY. Siena. Cathedral. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Fresco.

Karl VI. Franz Joseph Wenzel Balthasar Johann Anton Igna, 1. Oktober 1685 - 20. Oktober 1740, von 1711 bis 1740 römisch-deutscher Kaiser und Erzherzog von Österreich, reitet unter einem Baldachin mit seiner Leibwache, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

Italy - Tuscany region - Florence. Convent of St. Mark, 1st floor cells. The Adoration of the Magi, detail of three men of science (1437-45) by Beato Angelico (c. 1400-55). Fresco

Story of Life of Saint BERNARDINO, 1380-1444 Franciscan friar, detail of priest and young men talking in palace courtyard

The dress pictured in this 1882 illustration dates to Germany A.D. 1000-1100. From left to right, they are: two warriors and five members of the nobility (two women and three men).

GRABADO-TIPOS GRIEGOS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Egipto. Soldado y la reina de Egipto en la antigüedad. Grabado de 1910. Author: Ferran Xumetra.

The ancient Greeks represented here are, from left to right: a Greek in traveling clothes, two women, a king, a bridal couple, a female basket-bearer at a sacrificial festival, and a priestess of the goddess Ceres. Note that at the great Athenian festival in honor of Athena, the Panathenaic Festival, the honored position of basket bearer was given to unmarried young women, who were known as Kanephoros (also spelled Canephorae). Caryatids, columns in the shape of women with the column capitals on their heads, were based on them - there are several on the Acropolis, s part of the Erechtheion. The illustration dates to 1882.

Proclaiming Claudius Emperor - Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Ancient Rome. Germanic men with their roman captors. Engraving. Colored.

The figure pictured here is a Frank warrior from the years A.D. 700 to 800. Franks were members of the Germanic nation or coalition that conquered Gaul (present-day France) in the 6th century.

King Canute I of Sweden (1143-1196) with his son Erik Knutsson (c.1180-1216), future Erik X. Drawing by Vernier. Engraving by Masson. Colored.

The meeting between Menelaus and Helen after Helen's affair with Paris.

Wac A whtho in a knight's costume, according to the carpentry, formerly on an antependium in a bone in a pirna, later in a collection of ancient dreenness; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1862 (1862-00-00-1862-00-00), around 1862 (1862-00-00-1884-00-00);Lesser Emiljan - collection, Lesser Wiktor, collections of Aleksander Lesser - Dar, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collection, Wacław and Saint (Saint - 907-929/935), Wacław and Saint (Saint - 907-929/935) - iconography, gift (provenance), personalities, foreign personalities, clothing, men's clothes, foreign clothing, rulers, the Middle Ages, Saint. Wacław, saints

Puss with the ogre who has made his home in the castle of the Marquis de Carabas, but not for much longer thanks to the cat's cunning...

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara S. Francesco59. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Sculpture, tomb monuments. Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, ceramics, frescoes, painting Specific Location: Via Savonarola Object Notes: Ferrarese Franciscan Archive was burned by soldiers in 1494; Founding date today is set at 1227. General Notes: Includes second set of 17 post-med photos with same numbering system. These have been labeled "B". German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Decoration of the Camera degli Sposi (Camera Picta), by Mantegna Andrea, 1465 - 1474, 15th Century, fresco and dry tempera. Italy. Lombardy. Mantua. Ducal Palace. North wall or the chimney wall. The Court. Detail of dignitary leaning against the pillar red brown

Anonymous after El Greco St Martin and the Beggar (NGA) Saint Martin and the Beggarlabel QS:Les,San Martín y el mendigo label QS:Lru,Сент-Мартин и нищий label QS:Len,Saint Martin and the Beggar label QS:Lde,St. Martin und Bettler label QS:Lel,Άγιος Μαρτίνος και ο ζητιάνος

Historia de Catalunya. Junta de las germanías, conflicto que se produjo en los reinos de Mallorca y Valencia a comienzos del reinado de Carlos I (1500-1558), entre 1519 y 1523. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Portrait of Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765) remembered for his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising at the Battle of Culloden. Dated 18th Century

King Edgar the Peaceful of England and portrait of King Alfred the Great of Wessex, 9th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.

Series Christopher Columbus, being brought back to Spain in fetters, October 1500, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900

c.1806, Book illustration. Man and woman of the Sandwich Isles.

Turret Stairs, Burton, Frederick William, 1864

Bernardino Montañés y Pérez / 'Sisenando'. 1856. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Louis XII (1462-1515). King of France from 1498-1515 and King of Naples from 1501-1504. House of Valois. Louis XII entering the city of Genoa. Engraving by Dupre. Biblioteca Universal. Ediciones Populares, 1851. Colored.

Kobuladze, Sergo (1909-1978) Private Collection 1937 Lithograph Book design Georgia Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Deutsche Männer, Germanen, in Tracht um das Jahr 1000, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Alcibiades and Timon, Richard Westall, 1765-1836, British, ca. 1805, Watercolor with gouache and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 13 1/8 x 10 1/16 inches (33.3 x 25.6 cm), armor, beard, brooch, cape, cave, digging, frieze (entablature component), gesture, gloves, helmet, literary theme, men, plays by William Shakespeare, plume, robe, sandals, shovel, Timon of Athens, Act IV, Scene III, trees, turban

Don Pedro el Cruel consultando un horÑscopo (Peter of Castile, the Cruel, looking up an horoscope). Romanticism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Càdiz. Museo de Càdiz.

Constantine III (612-641), birth name Heraclius Novus Constantinus, was the eldest son of Emperor Heraclius by his first wife Eudokia. He was named co-emperor in 613. Constantine became senior emperor in 641 after his father's death, and ruled alongside his younger half-brother, Heraklonas (626-641), son of Heraclius' second wife Martina. Heraklonas officially reigned under the name Flavius Constantinus Heraclius.

Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of Deliverence Dante Gabriel Rosetti (1828-1882/British) Agnew & Sons, London

The figures represented here are two French princes around A.D. 1400. The illustration dates to 1882.

Leader of a Cossacks insurrection Stepan Razin by Vladimir Andreevich Belov, lacquer miniature on papier-mache, 1973, *1923, Russia, Moscow, Russian Museum of Folk arts and crafts

Manco Capac (13th century). First governor and founder of the Inca civilization. Anonymous painting.

According to the ancient Roman historian Livy, Virginia (also spelled Verginia) was the daughter of the respected centurion Lucius Virginius. Appius Claudius, one of the political leaders of Romea decemvir, as the office was called and he was one of the ten high-ranking and powerful men in 451 B.C. decided he wanted her. He said she was actually a slave of his client and so he had a right to claim her. Virginia's father asked to question her - he did so and before anyone could stop him, he stabbed his daughter so that she would not have to go with Appius Claudius.

The figure in this image is an Italian man of rank from the A.D. 1300s. The illustration dates to 1882.

Frieze (France); block-printed and stenciled on machine-made paper

Louis the Younger or Louis III, 830/835-882, King of Saxony, and his elder brother Carloman, Carloman de Bavière, Karlmann or Karlomannus, c. 830-880, King of Bavaria

Napoleon I , Porcelain Paint., 1808-10

1400 France: Knight of the Golden Fleece, princess, female citizen, princess, king, Philip the Good (Duke of Burgundy), princess

Statue eines königlichen Gefangenen im Hof des Palazzo de Conservatori, historisches Rom, Italien, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem...

Odin (Wodan) acquires the skills of poetry by seducing Gunnlod, daughter of Suttung, guardian of the mead of poetry.

The Doors of Tamerlane by Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilyevich (1842-1904)/ State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow/ 1871-1872/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Russian Painting of 19th cen./ 213x168/ Genre

The ancient statue of a Gemanicus in the Lateran Museum in Rome, Italy, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century, Europe

Sir Galahad, from a painting by Herbert Gustave Schmalz, illustration from the Supplement to the magazine The Graphic, August 13, 1881. Digitally colorized image.

Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942) Museum of the Goznak, Moscow 1908 Colour lithograph

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