1550 Collection

Map of St Pauls and area
Map of St. Pauls area, from Agass plan

Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos

Teresa Meets Child Jesus
Though mostly Teresa met Jesus as an adult, on one occasion she was privileged to meet him as a child - the scene depicted in this window

Lady Plays Lute at Knole
An aristocratic lady plays her lute in a room at Knole, Kent

Alonso Perez de Guman, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550-1615). Grandee of Spain, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since 1581. Commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada. Engraving. Portrait

John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious man, founder of the ador de la Order of Charity or of Hospitallers (Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God)

St Camillo De Lellis
SAINT CAMILLO DE LELLIS Patron saint of the sick

North Walsham, Norfolk: the Market Cross (1550)

Guillemette and the Wolf
A wolf carries young Guillemette to meet its master, Satan : in the forest, it becomes an old hag, who presents the girl to the Devil, assuring him she will serve him all her life

Children Playing, Knole
Children playing games in the Long Gallery at Knole, Kent

Mock suns in the Arctic
Mock suns (parhelia) observed by Dutch polar bear hunters in the Arctic. Date: circa 1550

TRIUMPH OF DEATH
Kings and popes, warriors and women with their children - Death remorselessly drives his ox-drawn chariot over us all.. Date: circa 1550

Missionary Francis Xavier in Japan
Francis Xavier brings a dead man to life Date: circa 1550

Brass rubbing, Adrian, grandson of Bartholomew Roeland
Monumental brass rubbing, Adrian, grandson of Bartholomew Roeland, Breda, Holland. 1550

General scene at Athelhampton, Dorset. People enjoying each others company. In the background two friends amuse themselves with their swords. Date: Circa 1550

ST JOHN OF GOD
SAINT JOHN OF GOD bestowing charity on the poor. Below, view of Lisbon. Date: 1495 - 1550

Flute - Viol 1550
Two English musicians playing the flute and viol Date: circa 1550

Two Musicians 1550
Two musicians play a duet Date: circa 1550

MAP / EASTERN EUROPE 1550
A detailed map of Eastern Europe, showing the major regions, cities, rivers and lakes. The map stretches from Constantinople in the East to Strasbourg in the West. Date: 1550

CHARLES IX / KING FRANCE
CHARLES IX, KING OF FRANCE Date: 1550 - 1574

Defensive Galleons 1550
Spanish galleons attempt to ward off rivals for the New World Date: circa 1550

HUNGRY SEA MONSTER
A sea-monster grabs a victim from the shore, while his cowardly companion runs away instead of tackling the brute Date: 1550

Statue of Ptah. Egyptian God
Egypt. Statue of God Ptah. New Kingdom. XVIII-XX Dynasty. 1550-1070 BC. Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy

MET DE BLES, Henri. Copper mines
MET DE BLES, Henri (1480-1550). Landscape with coppper mines. Detail of the foundry. 16th century. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. CZECH Rep.. Prague. National Gallery in Prague

Georg Pentz
GEORG PENTZ German artist and engraver Date: 1500 - 1550

Giulia Farnese
GIULIA FARNESE wife of Vicino Orsini, duca di Bomarzo, noted for his gardens, and mistress of pope Alessandro VI

Queen Ahmes-Merytamun. Egypt
Limestone bust of Queen Ahmes-Merytamun, wife of Amenhotep I. Depicted with Hathor-wig. 1550 BC. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. From the temple of Karnak. Thebes. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Busts of ancestors. Egypt
Busts of ancestors. First, polychromed limestone bust, from Thebes. At background, limestone bust of unknown origin. Both dated from 1300-1150 BC

Henry Smith
HENRY SMITH of Withcote, puritan preacher known as the silver-tongued, lecturer at St Clement s. Date: 1550 - 1591

Map of Europe, 1550
Europe, as conceived in 1550

Hendrik Bles
HENDRIK BLES Dutch artist

Andrea Alciati
ANDREA ALCIATI Italian jurist

Women dialog by Cristobal de Castillejo (ca. 1490-1550). Engr
Cristobal de Castillejo (ca.1490-1550). Spanish monk and poet. Women dialog. Engraving depicting a gossiper. Printed in Barcelona, 1600. Colored

Tombstone with family Mijnden Van Amstel. Holland. 1550. Museum Catharijneconvent. Utrecht. The Renaissance

Curved swords. From Rorby, Zealand. C. 1550 BC. Bronze Age
Curved swords sacrificed in a bog. C. 1550 BC. Bronze Age. Made in Scandinavia. From Rorby, western Zealand. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Hippopotamus. Egyptian faience. Egypt
Roaring hippopotamus. Egyptian faience. Origin unknown. 12th-17th Dynasties. C. 1990-1550 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Turkish cavalry armour. 1550. Iron and leather. Turban helmet neck protector (iron, gold, silver and damascene). 1450-1475. From Iran. Saber from Persia, 1600. German Historical Museum. Berlin

Terracottas female figure. Egypt
Terracottas female figure. Sculpted with an elaborate hairstyle, a necklace and incised points around the navel and buttocks as a tattoo

Ferdinand Gonzaga Senior
FERDINAND GONZAGA (ELDER) Italian ruler of Mantova, viceroy of Sicily. (dates uncertain) Date: CIRCA 1550

Veronica Gambara
VERONICA GAMBARA Italian poet from Brescia : widowed at an early age, she divided her time between the writing of poetry and the education of her children. Date: 1485 - 1550

Marcantonio Flaminio 1
MARCANTONIO FLAMINIO Italian poet, writing in Latin Date: 1498 - 1550

Marcantonio Flaminio 2
MARCANTONIO FLAMINIO Italian poet, writing in Latin Date: 1498 - 1550

Johannes Drusius
JOHANNES DRUSIUS Flemish scholar, professor of language. Date: 1550 - 1616

Cesare Cremonini
CESARE CREMONINI Italian philosopher Date: 1550 - 1631

Guillaume De Bearre
GUILLAUME, comte de BEARRE et de BRANTOME A fine portrait of this French noble - but we can find out nothing about him whatsoever. Date: 1550 - ?

Baccio or Bartolommeo Bandinelli
BACCIO or BARTOLOMMEO BANDINELLI (1493 - 1560) Florentine sculptor and painter of historical subjects. Date: circa 1550

Henry Hastings (110)
HENRY HASTINGS second son of the Earl of Huntingdon, noted animal lover but also keen hunter till in his 80s : his eyesight perfect to the end of his days. Date: 1550 - 1650

Gervase Babington (Bry)
GERVASE BABINGTON bishop, writer Date: 1550 - 1610

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