1520 Collection

Catherine Howard
CATHERINE HOWARD 5th wife of Henry VIII Holding feather fan

Field / Cloth / Gold: Debay
FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD Francois I of France meets Henry VIII of England for a social/political get-together near Calais

Raphael (1483-1520)

The Transfiguration of Christ, 1516-1520, by Raphael (1483-1
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) (1483-1520). Italian painter. The Transfiguration of Christ, 1516-1520. Pinacoteca Vaticana. Vatican City

Peru / Cuzco C1520
View of the city at the time of the Spanish conquest

Raphael (1483-1520). Portrait of Baltazar Castiglione. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas

MONTEZUMA II Aztec emperor of Mexico

Savoy Palace (C16)
The Royal Palace of the Savoy at the time of Henry VIII; although a royal barge is depicted here, the building was then used as a hospital for the poor

Pierre Terrail, le Chevalier Bayard, 1520
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, c. 1476-1524, French knight and commander. In suit of plate armour with gold trim, red skirts, helm and sword. Le Chevalier Bayard, 1520

Uniform of the French Life Guards, 1520
Uniform of the Life Guards, King of France's Household Cavalry, 1520. In jeweled cap, green cape, doublet with slashed sleeves, hose, armed with sword and lance. Garde du Corps du Roi

Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Duchess of Étampes, 1520. Chief mistress of King Francis I of France, 1508-1580. In bejeweled turban, green gown with slashed sleeves and jeweled bodice

Black and white tournament trumpeters, France, 16th century
Black and white trumpeters playing a fanfare, 16th century. They wear plumed caps and pink tunics, with fleurs-de-lys fanon or pennant hanging from the bugle

Old Six Chimneys, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, a country residence built around 1520 with six gables and chimneys. The Crown and Anchor Hotel is on the left. Date: circa early 1900s

The Field of the Cloth of Gold - Henry VIII and Francis I
The Meeting of King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of Francis at the Field of the Cloth of Gold or Camp du Drap d Or, the name given to a place in Balinghem, between Guines and Ardres

Battle of Otumba (7th July 7, 1520). Confrontation between the army of the Aztecs against Spanish troops led by Hernan Cortes

The Aldershot Military Tattoo
The Field of the Cloth of Gold with Henry VIII of England and King Francis (Francois) I of France, recreated at the Aldershot Military Tattoo, an annual event dating back to 1894

Wawel Castle, Krakow
An illustration of the Wawel Royal Castle in central krakow, Poland, with more modern buildings set in front

SPANISH AMBUSHED 1520
Fleeing from Tenochtitlan following the death of Montezuma, Cortes and his men are ambushed in a canal by the Aztecs. Date: 1520

Embarcation of King Henry VIII from Dover, 1520
Embarcation of King Henry VIII from Dover, 31 May 1520, for his meeting in France with Francis I at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Date: 1520

Actors playing Henry Tudor fighting King Richard III of England on stage in a theatre. Other actors wait in the wings in tunics with red and white roses

The Honours paid Raphael after his death, Rome, Italy
Deathbed scene of Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), Italian painter and architect, in Rome. 1520

Henry VIII setting out from Dover, for his meeting with Francis I at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Date: 31 May 1520

King Henry VIII meeting with King Francis I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in Balinghem, France. Date: 1520

St. Botolphs church, Boston, Lincolnshire, better known as Boston Stump, with the River Witham in the foreground. Building began in 1309 and the tower was built 1425 - 1520. Date: 14th - 16th century

RUNNING RACE, C16
A running race in 16th century Germany. Date: circa 1520

SWISS MILITARY C16TH
SWISS Swiss soldiers. Date: circa 1520

St Peter on Tower Green
Engaving depicting St Peter circa 1840. The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula (St Peter in chains) is the parish church of the Tower of London. It is situated within the Towers Inner Ward

Martin Luther (1483-1546) burning the papal bull Exsurge Do
Martin Luther, (Eisleben, 1483, Eisleben, 1546). German reformer. Doctor of Theology and Augustinian priest. In 1517, outlined the main thesis of Lutheranism in Wittenberg

Raphael (1483-1520). Portrait of a lady. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Painting. Private Collection

Tournament on the Field of the Cloth of Gold, France
Tournament on the Field of the Cloth of Gold, Balinghem, northern France, 7 to 24 June 1520. 1520

The Last Judgment, 1569, engraving by Martino Rota (c. 1520-1
Martino Rota (c.1520-1583). Dalmatian artist. The Last Judgment, 1569. Engraving after a work of Michelangelo. Blanton Museum of Art. Austin. United States. Date: 20080731

The baptism of the Moorish of the Kingdom of Granada. Polych
Felipe Bigarny (1475-1543). Spanish architect and sculptor of Burgundian origin. Relief depicting the baptism of the Moorish of the Kingdom of Granada. Polychromed wood. Main altarpiece, 1520-1522

Shabti of King Ahmose I
Shabti figure of King Ahmose I. Limestone. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Around 1520 BC. Probably from Thebes, Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Mathias Flacius Illyr
MATHIAS FLACIUS ILLYRICUS German scholar Date: 1520 - 1575

Raphael (1483-1520). Angel. 1500-1501. Fragment of the old Altar Baronci with the representation of the Coronation of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. ITALY

Portrait of Montezuma II. Engraving
MONTEZUMA II (1467-1520). Aztec king (1502-1520). Portrait of Montezuma II, last Mexican King. Engraving

LA Noche Triste 1520
LA NOCHE TRISTE Cortes loses many men and horses in the canals of Tenochtitlan in the retreat from the Aztecs

Magellan and his Crew
FERDINAND MAGELLAN consults with his navigators whether to attempt to pass through what we now know as the Straits of Magellan, 21 October 1520

Field of Cloth of Gold
Henry VIII leaves Dover to meet Francois at the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Model of the Tower of Birger Jarl, 1520s
Model of the Tower of Birger Jarl, erected in 1520s. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Riddarholm Ship. 1520s
Riddarholm Ship. Built in the 1520s in oak. Found in the Riddarholm Canal. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Moctezuma II (1467-1520), Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Pedro d
Conquerors and conquered. Moctezuma II (1467-1520), Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Pedro de Alvarado (1485-1541), Gonzalo de Sandoval (1497-1527) and Olid (1488-1524). Italian engraving, 19th century

Blue and white mosque lamp. Glazed. 1520-1525. From Yavuz Selim Mosque. Fatih, Istanbul. Tiled Kiosk Museum. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Panels from an organ case (Church of St Vitus) by Jan Eerste
Jan Eerstensz van Schayck (c.1470-1527). Panels from an organ case in the Church of Saint Vitus (Naarden). Utrecht, 1510-1520. And oaks settle of Northern Netherlands, c. 1500. Rijksmuseum

Catholic Monarchs. Polychromed wood relief by Felipe Bigarny
Felipe Bigarny (1475-1543). Spanish architect and sculptor of Burgundian origin. Relief depicting the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand. Polychromed wood. Main altarpiece, 1520-1522

Christoph Fugger
CHRISTOPH FUGGER Member of prominent German banking family. Date: 1520 - 1579

Camilla Dal Verme
CAMILLA VALENTI, contessa DAL VERME wife of il conte Giacomo Michele Dal Verme, her virtues praised by Bernardo Tasso in his Amadigi Date: 1520 - ?

16th Century Room
A medieval room containing a small, religious shrine. Date: circa 1520

French Lady Ca 1520
Lady of the court of Francois I with a lace-up bodice and the puffiest puff sleeves you ever saw... Date: circa 1520

Francesco Piccolomini
FRANCESCO PICCOLOMINI Italian philosopher Date: 1520 - 1604

Social / Germany / Fete, C16
Lively scene at a village fete. Date: circa 1520

Spanish at Otumba 1520
Spanish victory at Otumba Date: 8 July 1520

Emperor Carl V going into battle
The army of the emperor Carl V goes into action against Francois I of France Date: 1520

French Herbalist Marcus Floridus
Marcus Floridus - French herbalist. Date: circa 1520

AMBERGER, Christoph. Christoph Fugger
AMBERGER, Christoph (1500-1561). Christoph Fugger. mid. 16th c. Flemish art. Oil on wood. GERMANY. BAVARIA. Munich. Alte Pinakothek (Old Pinacotheca)

Christian II, who is also king of Denmark, sails into Stockholm harbour to become king, but he will be deposed in three years time, and rightly. Date: 7 September 1520

Carlo Sigonio
CARLO SIGONIO Italian antiquary and historian Date: 1520 - 1584

Raffaello Sanzio
RAFFAELLO SANZIO d Urbino Italian artist Date: 1483 - 1520

Raffaellos Deathbed
RAFFAELLO on his deathbed is surrounded by friends Date: 1520

Raffaello and Friend
RAFFAELLO SANZIO and his friend La Fornarina Date: 1520

Raffaellos Skull
The skull of RAFFAELLE SANZIO as it is exhibited in the accademia di San Luco, Rome. Date: 1520+

Raffaello Sanzio Age 6
RAFFAELLO SANZIO d Urbino Italian artist at the age of 6 Date: 1483 - 1520

Sebastian Pfauser
SEBASTIAN PFAUSER German churchman at the court of emperor Maximilian II. Date: 1520 - 1569

Heinrich Neustatt
HEINRICH NEUSTATT German churchman, deacon ats Laurenzen 1520-1527 Date: ? - 1567

Gianbattista Moroni
GIANBATTISTA MORONI Italian artist from Bergamo. Date: 1520 - 1578

Jacob Meier
JACOB MEIER Burgomaster of Basel, patron of Holbein whom he commissioned to do alterpieces, that sort of thing. Date: circa 1520

Lukas Hirscher
LUKAS HIRSCHER Russian recorder (magistrate) of Cronstadt. Date: CIRCA 1500-1520

Conquest of Mexico (1520). Entry of Hern n Corts in Tlaxcala after the battle of Otumba

MONTEZUMA II (1467-1520). Aztec king (1502-1520). Portrait of Montezuma II from The Narrative and Critical History of America, edited

RAPHAEL (1483-1520). PORTRAIT OF
Greco, Dom nikos Theotokpoulos, called El (1541-1614). Baptism of Christ. Mannerism art. Oil on canvas

Wm Cecil, Lord Burghley
WILLIAM CECIL, first baron BURGHLEY Statesman, Lord Treasurer Date: 1520 - 1598

Madeleine De France
MADELEINE DE FRANCE - Queen to James V of Scotland Date: 1520 - 1537

Comte De Brienne 1520
Le COMTE DE BRIENNE, French courtier, Grand Master of Ceremonies for Francois I. Holding a staff and accompanied by his dog. Date: FLOURISHED 1520

Raffaellos Remains
The remains of RAFFAELLE SANZIO are discovered in the Pantheon, Rome. His skull will henceforth be displayed in the accademia di san Luco. Date: 1520+

Luther Tears Papal Bull
He tears up the Papal bull preparatory to burning it in front of the East gate of Wittemberg Date: 10 December 1520

Gardens / Villa D este
The gardens of the Villa of the Este family at Tivoli, near Florence, Italy, designed for Ipolito d Este, cardinal of Ferrara (1479-1520) Date: 17th century

Camp Du Drap D or
(anglicised as Field of the Cloth of Gold) - Henry VIII meets with Francois I near Calais to smooth out their differences : each seeks to out-impress the other

Battle of Platform 1520
BATTLE OF THE PLATFORM Spanish and Aztecs in hand to hand combat

Spanish Besieged
The Spanish are besieged by the Aztecs in the headquarters they have occupied in Tenochtitlan

Sigismund August
SIGISMUND II (Zygmunt) OF POLAND His reign was the golden age of Polish history : the country flourished socially, commercially and culturally

Conquistadores Pray
The Conquistadores, returning to Tenochtitlan, confess their sins before a wayside cross which they had erected themselves on their first march to Mexico

Battle of Otumba 1520
At the battle of OTUMBA, Cortes bravely encourages his men, aided by TLASCALANS (enemies of the Aztecs). Although outnumbered, victory is theirs

Montezuma & Spanish
MONTEZUMA is paraded through Tenochtitlan under Spanish armed guard, to martial music

Gluttony Punished
Covetous men and women are pushed into cauldrons full of boiling lead and oil - illustration to Julian Notarys edition of the Shepherds Calendar

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