#middle ages

[illustratus]

The Secret Rendezvous by Pierre-Charles Comte

[eve-to-adam]

Isabel Neville - the outfit she wore to her wedding to George of Clarence. Calais, 1469.

I thought about this outfit for so long that I can't believe I managed to draw it aaaa!!

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Book cover, Mamluk period, 1300s-1400s, Egypt or Syria.

[legendary-scholar]

St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, or Dom Church, is a Gothic church dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, which was the cathedral of the Diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. It is the country's only pre-Reformation cathedra but has been a Protestant church since 1580.

Ok but what you really want to know is, what is the big rock to the left of the doorway? That is the Jelling runestone.

The Utrecht copy of the Jelling runestone came to the city in 1936 as a gift from Danish friends of The Netherlands to celebrate 300 years Utrecht University. The stone stands between the Academiegebouw (Academy Building), the central building of Utrecht University, and the medieval cathedral. On the Jelling stone one side has been inscribed in runes. Two other sides of the stone show images and the sequel of the inscription.

It is very thoughtful that at least a plaque in bronze was provided in 1936 with the stone to explain something of its significance, but more is needed to gain insight into the history and meaning of this rather large object. The Nationalmuseet in Copenhagen has devoted a special website to Jelling and the Jelling runestone. Wickham writes that king Harald ruled from 958 until 987. Around 965 he was baptized. Harald ruled Denmark from Jelling where he put this stone to commemorate his father Gorm.

[memories-of-ancients]

Glass mosque lamp decorated with enamel and gold, Egypt, 1382-1399 AD

from The Museum of Islamic Arts, Qatar

[cy-lindric]

The Accursed Kings in 1314

[gggermicide]

She likes history (and patches) 

[dunyun-rings]

The Forget-Me-Not Valley bachelorettes but medieval style 🗡🌾

[shaneactually]

Blue Root Unknown Artist 15th Century

[illustratus]

(Details) Saint Jerome and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Unknown artist from Bruges or Brussels, ca. 1480-90

[eve-to-adam]

Well, I'm back with a new design for Isabel Neville. The idea came to me so spontaneously that even now I don't know exactly what kind of outfit it is. So at the moment it's a random duchess outfit, I think.

Anyway, this was supposed to be a very quick sketch, but I got carried away, lol

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

 Tile in the shape of a star, 1250-1324, Kashan.

[utwo]

Castle Runkelstein Italy

Runkelstein Castle, also known as the "Bilderburg", is enthroned on a porphyry rock high above the Talfer River and is known for the largest preserved secular fresco cycle of the Middle Ages.

© Igor Curcio

[theamazingdigitalart]

The amazing digital art of Greg Rutkowski

[jstor]

BEHOLD these beautiful dragon-themed plates from 15th-century Spain! These most likely come from the town of Manises, which was renowned for its lusterware. This type of pottery was heavily influenced by Islamic pottery, and the Spanish artisans who made these plates included both Muslims and Christians.

But anyway, DRAGONS!

These images come from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection on JSTOR, which includes nearly half a million open access images for everyone.