1561 Collection

Mother Shipton
MOTHER SHIPTON, (nee Ursula Sontheil), famous prophetess of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, depicted with a familiar

Robert Southwell / Anon
ROBERT SOUTHWELL English poet and Jesuit martyr

Menno Simons
MENNO SIMONS (Simonszoon) Dutch religious reformer, anabaptist, founder of Mennonites. Date: 1496 - 1561

Kaspar Schwenkfeld
KASPAR SCHWENKFELD German Silesian Nobleman and Christian reformer who influenced Puritanism in England

Queen of Scots / Scotland
Mary Queen of Scots lands in Scotland

MARY QOS LEAVES FRANCE
When her husband, Francois II, dies, Mary reluctantly leaves France via Calais, and returns to Scotland where she is unwelcomed by most on account of her Catholicism. Date: 1561

Form of Tulipa orphanidea No. 1561. Silkscreen botanical illustration by Elsie Katherine Dykes from William R. Dykes Notes on Tulip Species, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. London, 1930

SANTORIOS BALANCE
Italian physician Santorio, believing that health is related to bodily intake and excretion, takes his meals on a balance to measure the increase of his body weight Date: 1561 - 1626

ORDER OF SAN STEFANO created by Cosimo di Medici in 1561, to defend Italian commerce aganst the infidels (a sound commercial proposition !)

Andres Hurtado de Mendoza (1500-1561). Spanish military. 5th
Andres Hurtado de Mendoza. 3rd Marquis of Canete (1500-1561). Spanish military. 5th Viceroy of Peru. Portrait. Catholic University of Quito. Ecuador

AGUIRRE, Lope de (1515-1561). Spanish conquistador in South America. Nicknamed El Loco, the Madman, Aguirre is best known for his final expedition, down the Amazon river

Ecce Homo, 1525. Polychrome sculpture by Alonso Berruguete. Renaissance art. Sculpture on wood. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. National Museum of Sculpture

Sacrifice of Isaac, 1527-1532. Polychrome sculpture by Alonso Berruguete. It belongs to the Altarpiece of San Benito el Real (Valladolid). Renaissance art. Sculpture on wood. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON

Mother Shipton & Scroll
MOTHER SHIPTON, (nee Ursula Sontheil), famous prophetess of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, holding a scroll containing her predictions

Departure of Mary Queen of Scots from France -- she left Calais for Scotland on 14 August 1561, at the age of 18. 1561

Marcus Geeraerts
MARCUS GEERAERTS variously spelt, and in England - where he worked for a time - apparently known as Marc Garrard : Flemish artist. Date: 1561 - 1635

Cornelis Danckerts
CORNELIS DANCKERTS Dutch artist, depicted using a pair of compasses. Date: 1561 - 1634

Martin Chemnitz (Younger
MARTIN CHEMNITZ (son of the theologian of the same name) German statesman and jurist. Date: 1561 - 1626

William Bill, Dean
WILLIAM BILL English churchman, Dean of Westminster. Date: ? - 1561

Dominique Baudius
DOMINIQUE BAUDIUS French jurist and professor of history. Date: 1561 - 1613

Francis Bacon / Misdeeds
LORD FRANCIS BACON confessing his misdeeds to Parliament - he took bribes as a judge, was fined, and went to the Tower for a time Date: 1561 - 1626

Francis Bacon / Darton
LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans the English statesman, philosopher and writer Date: 1561 - 1626

Colloque De Poissy
COLLOQUE DE POISSY French cardinals meet to discuss the reformist views of Theodore de Beze, before a distinguished audience of royalty Date: 9 December 1561

John Harington / Age 30
SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer at the age of 30; he invented the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612

Lord Francis Bacon
LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans English philosopher and author and statesman Date: 1561 - 1626

Francis Bacon / Monument
LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans - monument erected in St Michaels Church, St Albans, to commemorate the English statesman and writer Date: 1561 - 1626

Francis Bacon / Oval
LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans the English statesman, philosopher and writer Date: 1561 - 1626

Francis Bacon / Freeman
LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans the English statesman, philosopher and writer Date: 1561 - 1626

Francis Bacon / Posselwhit
LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans the English statesman, philosopher and writer Date: 1561 - 1626

Francis Bacon / Scriven
LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans the English statesman, philosopher and writer Date: 1561 - 1626

Francis Bacon / Geremia
LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans the English statesman, philosopher and writer Date: 1561 - 1626

Loyal Masons 1561
Assembling at York, the Masons are suspected of plotting against Q. Elizabeth : Grand Master Thomas Sackville invites her officers to test their loyalty for themselves Date: 27 December 1561

HOGENBERG, Franz (1535-1590). Wars of Religion in France. Conference of Poissy from 9 to September 26, 1561. Theological debate among Catholic prelates

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)

Francesco Padovanino
FRANCESCO PADOVANINO Italian artist from - you guessed it - Padova. Date: 1561 - 1617

Jan VI Grave Nassau
JAN VI grave van NASSAU-DIETZ known as de Oude (the elder) Dutch soldier and statesman Date: 1561 - 1623

Melancthon 1561
PHILIPP MELANCTHON German Protestant reformer Date: 1497 - 1560

Cardinal Claude Longwy
Cardinal CLAUDE DE LONGWY French churchman, bishop of Macon, cardinal de Givry Date: ? - 1561

Robert De Lenoncourt
ROBERT DE LENONCOURT French churchman, cardinal- archboshop of Embrun. Date: ? - 1561

Hans Sebald Lautensack
HANS SEBALD LAUTENSACK German artist Date: 1524 - 1561

G Karg Churchman
G KARG German churchman at Augsburg Date: 1561 - 1606+

Sebald Heyden
SEBALD HEYDEN German churchman and philologist, pioneer of the Reformation. Date: 1494 - 1561

AMBERGER, Christoph (1500-1561). Chistoph Baumgartner. Portrait when he was 29 years-old. Renaissance art. Oil on wood

Rovere, Giovanni Battista della (1561-1630). The Holy Shroud. Upper detail. Renaissance art. Oil on canvas

BACON, Francis (1561-1626). English politician and empiric philosopher. Title page of Francis Bacons work Novum Organum Scientarum

GONGORA Y ARGOTE, Luis de (1561-1627). Spanish poet from the Golden Century. Romance a una dama, poesС incluida en

Quevedo Y Villegas, Francisco
VEGA CARPIO, F lix Lope de (1562-1635); GONGORA Y ARGOTE, Luis de (1561-1627). Spanish poet from the Golden Century

KRODEL, Wolfgang (1500-1561). Lot and his Daughters. Renaissance art. Oil on canvas

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