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Samuel Quichelberg (1529-1567)

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Fragment of a Sarcophagus depicting a Naval Battle from the Attic Workshop, Rome dated to the 3rd Century CE on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Venice

The Roman Marines here are styled in the Classical fashion but during this time the Roman forces were going though a transitional stage in armour and uniform. Going were the traditional lorica of the legionnaire and in their stead lighter armour and weapons. Often no armour was worn at all with smaller round shields and simple throwing spears rather than pilum’s. 

This was mostly a cost issue with the Empire’s armies becoming too expensive and difficult to supply. However here that classical image of the Roman Navy is maintained to honour the deceased with a romantic depiction of ships, sailors and marines.

Photographs taken by myself 2018

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Memento Mori: a skeleton in a niche

Master IAM of Zwolle, Netherlandish

Engraving

late 15th century

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Conrad Meyer (1650) - "Astrologer and Death" and "Usurer and Death"

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Child's armor ordered by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I for his 12-year-old grandson, the future Emperor Charles V.

Early 16th century

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German or Flemish rondel, early 16th century

from Hermann Historica

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Mattia Preti (Italian, 1613-1699) St. Sebastian, ca.1656-57 Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Napoli Sebastian was a Roman centurion, who was discovered to be a Christian and was sentenced to death by Emperor Diocletian. He was bound to a stake and shot with arrows. He was left for dead, although the arrows had not killed him and he was eventually stoned to death. The story is taken from the 'Golden Legend'.

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Antonio de Pereda y Salgado (Spanish, 1611-1678) Still life with vegetables and kitchen utensils, n.d. MNAA National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon

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Mosaic flooring from a Roman villa in Roggiano Gravina (1st-2nd century) at the archeological museum in Sibari, Calabria Italy

Photo by Karen Haid

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The history of the devil and the idea of evil, 1900 

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The history of the devil and the idea of evil, 1900 

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Astronomical texts (in Catalan), 1425-1475

Another astronomy manuscript from centuries ago! This was written in Catalan gothic cursive in the 15th century

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Carved ivory diptych with scenes from the life of Christ, France, circa 1340-1360

from The Art Institute of Chicago

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Details of architectural elements of late 15th and early 16th century flemish paintings (that were on display in museum Hof van Busleyden in Mechelen, Belgium)

The fantastical architecture blending flemish, brabantine and some northern italian features. A place where the late medieval flemish traditions and italian renaissance features meet.

As typical for flemish art; the details and backgrounds are as interesting as the subjects on the foreground.

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Gold and silver ring with a compass, England, 17th century

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Gold and Diamond Ring, English, 17th Century

From the National Museum of Scotland

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The Exhumation of Saint Hubert (Saint Hubert Altarpiece) by Rogier van der Weyden, late 1430s.