Modena Collection

Cinnamon seller. Illustration from Tractatus
" Cinnamon seller. Illustration from " Tractatus de herbis", edition of " De Materia Medica" from 15th century. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena

EVENTS / ITALY 1077
The Holy Roman Emperor HEINRICH IV does penance at Canossa, Modena, after which he is forgiven by pope Gregorius VII Date: January 1077

Mary of Modena Flees
Mary of Modena, queen of James II, flees to France clutching her new-born son James (subsequently the Old Pretender). Date: 1688

Mars with the zodiac signs of Aries and Scorpio. Illustratio
De Sphaera (The Sphere). Astrological book of Lombard origin. Illustrated by Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486), 1470. Representation of Mars with the zodiac signs of Aries and Scorpio

Heinrich IV does penance at Canossa
The Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich IV does penance at Canossa, Modena, after which he is forgiven by pope Gregorius VII January 1077

Italy. Cities of Mantua, Bologna, Venice, Modena, Ferrara and Parma. Italian engraving. Map. 16th century

Looking for sulphur near a volcano. Illustration from Tractatus de Herbis, 15th c. from De Materia Medica by Dioscorides. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Modena. Estense Library

Glass blower. Illustration of Tractatus de Herbis, 15 c. of the work De Materia Medica. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Modena. Estense Library

DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). De Sphaera. ca. 1470. Jupiter. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena. Estense Library

DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). De Sphaera. ca. 1470. Agricultural scene. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena. Estense Library

Prophet Zechariah. Relief
Zechariah. Minor prophet. Relief carved by Wiligelmo. 12th century. Facade. Detail. Modena Cathedral. Italy

Rinaldo D este, Cardinal
RINALDO D ESTE, cardinal Italian soldier, turned churchman : bishop of Reggio, son of Francesco I duca di Modena. (Warning, there are many persons of this name !) Date: flourished 1640s

1st Duke / Ferrara-Modena
Borso, 1st Duke of Ferrara and Modena Date: 1413 - 1471

illustration alluding to the conflicts for the colonial division of Africa between the European powers from the 1880s to the beginning of the First World War

BARNABA da MODENA (14th century). The Virgin and Child with Saint Nicholas and Saint Cyril of Alexandria. circa 1361-1383. Renaissance art. Trecento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. LIGURIA. Genoa

Le Brun, Charles (1619-1690). Moses Defending

Distilling alcohol. Illustration from Tractatus
" Distilling alcohol. Illustration from " Tractatus de herbis", edition from 15th century of the work " De Materia Medica". Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena

Dioscorides, Pedanius (40-c. 70). Picking honey
" Dioscorides, Pedanius (40-c.70). Picking honey. Picture of " Tractatus de herbis", edition of 15th c. of the work " De Materia Medica" by Pedanius Dioscorides (fol 92r.)

Bronze gun (1751), melted in the Duchy of Modena by master Herivel. SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum

MALATESTA, Adeodaldo (1806-1891). Portrait of Francis V of Modena. 19th c. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Modena. Galleria e Museo Estense (Estense Art Gallery and Museum)

Dioscorides, Pedanius (40-c. 70). The beaver hunting
" Dioscorides, Pedanius (40-c.70). The beaver hunting. Illustration of " Tractatus de herbis", edition of the 15th c

Nutmeg. Illustration from Tractatus de herbis
" Nutmeg. Illustration from " Tractatus de herbis", edition of " De Materia Medica" from 15th century. Page 98v. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena

TOMMASO DA MODENA (ca. 1325-1379). The Departure of St. Ursula. 14th c. Renaissance art. Trecento. Fresco. ITALY. Treviso. Luigi Bailo Civic Museum

Weighting camphor. Illustration from Tractatus
" Weighting camphor. Illustration from " Tractatus de herbis", edition of " De Materia Medica" from 15th century. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Modena

Portuguese galleys and caravels. Detail of a

Italy - Lago Scaffajolo
Lago Scaffajolo, Italy - located in the town of Fanano in the province of Modena in the mountain community of Frignano

Modena Leaning Tower
Leaning tower of Modena, Italy - La Ghirlandina

Revolt at Modena
A conspiracy headed by Ciro Menotti seeks to overthrow Austrian dominion in Modena, but the rebellion is supressed and Menotti is arrested : he will be hanged

Mary of Modena / Full-Lgth
MARY OF MODENA Second wife of James II (married 1673), shown here in an outdoor setting

Monster Organ 1846
Barefoot street children and a girl with her hoop admire the Monster Organ paraded in the streets of London by Lodovico di Modena (Italy), while other buskers can t compete

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