EditorialJehan Bellegambe the Elder (1470-1535 / 1536). French-speaking Flemish painter of religious paintings, triptychs and polyptychs. Triptych of Last Judgement, 1520-1525. Central panel. Detail. Oil on panel. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany.
EditorialJehan Bellegambe the Elder (1470-1535 / 1536). French-speaking Flemish painter of religious paintings, triptychs and polyptychs. Triptych of Last Judgement, 1520-1525. Oil on panel. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany.
EditorialPortuguese and English defeat the French vanguard of the King of Castille. Archers fire arrows; dead and wounded men and horses lie in the foreground. In the distance a walled city. From the " Chronique d'Angleterre" by Jehan de Wavrin, whose...
EditorialThe death of Wat Tyler in 1381. Wat Tyler (died 15 June 1381) was a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England. He marched a group of protesters from Canterbury to the capital to oppose the institution of a poll tax. While the brief rebellion enjoy...
EditorialMiniature shows the expedition of Count Jehan d'Armagnac to Lombardy in aid of Barnato Viscinti. Chroniques, Vol. IV, part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart'). (Froissart's Chronicles). S. Netherlands [Bruges]; 1470-1475. Source: Harley 4379, f.113. Language: F...
EditorialThe death of Wat Tyler in 1381. Wat Tyler (died 15 June 1381) was a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England. He marched a group of protesters from Canterbury to the capital to oppose the institution of a poll tax. While the brief rebellion enjoy...
EditorialFight of the garrisons of Cherbourg and Montebourg. From the Chronique d' Angleterre (Volume III) by Jean de Wavrin, Seigneur de Forestel. S. Netherlands (Bruges), late 15th century. Shelfmark: Royal 14 E. IV Page Folio Number: f.14v.
EditorialThe Jummah Musjed, Delhi. The Jummah Musjed, or Friday's Mosque, is the principal place of religious worship of the followers of the Mahommedan doctrine in India. This edifice was built by the Emperor Shah Jehan. 1797. Coloured aquatint. Source: P933. ...
EditorialGalba's army crossing Alps (Book 4). Caesar, translated by Jan Du Quesne (or Jean Duchesne), Bellum Gallicum ( Les commentaires de Cesar ). 1473-1476. Source: Royal 16 G. VIII f.133. Language: French.
EditorialEastern Gate of the Jummah Musjid at Delhi. This Gate of the Jumma Musjed, or principal place of worship of the Mahommedans, was erected, together with the Mosque, by the Emperor Shah Jehan in 1650 . 1795. Coloured aquatint. Source: P911. Language: Eng...
EditorialThe Taj Mahal, Tomb of the Emperor Shah Jehan. A Picturesque tour along the rivers Ganges and Jumna, in India. 1824. Aquatint, coloured. Source: X757.(24).
EditorialBibi Doolan, Shah Jehan Begum and Secunder Begum in marriage costume [Bhopal]. A full-length seated portrait of (l. to r.) Dibi Doolan, Shah Jahan Begum and her mother Sikandar Begum, Regent of Bhopal, dressed in richly-decorated saris. Dunlop Smith Co...
EditorialTriptych of the Braque family, painted before 1452 for Jehan Braque of Tournai and his wife Catherine of Brabant. Left: Saint John Baptist; center: Christ between the Virgin and Saint John Evangelist; right: Saint Magdalen. Wood, 41 x 34 cm R. F. 2063.
EditorialTriptych of the Braque family, painted before 1452 for Jehan Braque of Tournai and his wife Catherine of Brabant. Left: Saint John Baptist; center: Christ between the Virgin and Saint John Evangelist; right: Saint Magdalen. Detail of the orb ca...