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the frog and the serpent

illustration from a german translation of the fables of bidpai, swabia, c. 1480

source: Chantilly, Bibliothèque et archives du château, Ms. 680 (olim 1389), fol. 218r

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An ivory mirror case, executed by an unknown artist in France in the early 14th century. The case is divided into quadrants, each containing a scene of courtly love. Now in the Louvre.

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Title: Saint Margaret Artist: Joan Reixach (Spanish [Catalan], ca. 1411 - 1486/92) Date: ca. 1456 Genre: religious art Medium: tempera, oil, and gold leaf on wood Dimensions: 123 cm (48.4 in) high x 65 cm (25.6 cm) wide Location: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

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Petrus Christus - Virgin and Child with Saint Jerome and Saint Francis. 1457

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Carved ivory mirror case, France, ca. 1350-1375

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Carved ivory diptych depicting scenes from the Passion, Paris, France, early 14th century

from The Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

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Badge or Harness Pendant. 15th century. Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/25489

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Historie de Helayne, early 1400s, France.

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Uta von Ballenstedt, donor figure in the Naumburg Cathedral, mid 13th century [2000x3000]

Source: https://reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/abz4lu/uta_von_ballenstedt_donor_figure_in_the_naumburg/

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Tristan and Iseult meet at the fountain, while King Mark, above, spies on them. Detail from an ivory casket panel, made by an unknown artist in Paris in the 1340s. Now in the Louvre.

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Roman du Chevalier, Tristan and Isolde, late 1400s, early 1500s.

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Case for a Book, possibly belonging to a bishop, French (?), 15th Century

From the Met Museum

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A 15th century CE illustration by Jean Colombe of the Council of Clermont of November 1095 CE where Pope Urban II (r. 1088-1099 CE) famously called for the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE). (National Library, Paris)

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Mordred lays siege to the Tower of London, where Queen Guinevere, defended by two hundred knights, is concealed. Miniature from folio 81 verso of La Mort le Roi Artus (The Death of King Arthur), an Old French prose romance belonging to the Lancelot-Grail cycle. This manuscript, produced by an unknown hand ca. 1316, is now in the British Library.

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Sainte-Chappelle, Paris, France

Situated in the Ile-de-la-Cité, the Sainte-Chapelle is part of the Palais de la Cite, the residence of the royalty during the 10th to the 14th century.

It is one of the greatest examples of Gothic Architecture.

Built during 1242 and 1248, in accordance with the wishes of King Louis IX, it housed the collection of the relics of the Passion of Christ.

The 15 stained glass windows tell the story of mankind from Genesis to the Resurrection of Christ through 1.113 scenes.

The Rose Window above the entrance of the Upper Chapel depicts the Apocalypse of St. John.

Photo taken August 2024

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Jan van Eyck - The Three Marys at the Tomb. Detail. 1425 - 1435

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Jan van Eyck - The Three Marys at the Tomb. 1425 - 1435