Salvete Omnes,
Good Friday - the day of torture, via Dolorosa and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
For today, a little gallery by father & son from the Holy Roman Empire - Rueland Frueauf the elder & R.F. the younger
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Salvete Omnes,
a little excursion to the field of beautiful art and horses in that field, this being the Medieval art naturally.
I love looking at the illuminations that complement the text of the Maciejowski Bible. Morgan Library's Maciejowski Bible ( created in the French realm for their saintly crusader king Louis IX, ended up in our Polish Kingdom and was a gift sent by our archbishop Bernard Maciejowski - Ciolek coat of arms - to shah Abbas I of the Safavid Persia) is just full of amazingly detailed imagery of that XIII century war horse horse & tack, weaponry and costumes notwithstanding.
so some examples for your viewing pleasures - violent as it may be.
there are saddles shown in several illuminations, including a driving saddle and tack:
Now, the aquamanile is another beautiful manifestation of the Medieval art and life. Below one of the most splendid examples of this water vessel made within the Holy Roman Empire during the XIII century.
Now, I ran across this article - on a medieval helmet from Lucera, Italy. There is some great iconography at the end of this article, showing knights and often their horses.
and last but not least, the unusual aquamanile from the XIII century Azerbaijan to be found among the Hermitage collections, the vessel going back to the traditional Iranian-Persian ancient traditions - its history and provenience.
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Salvete Omnes,
another quick post of more than several future posts dedicated to the equestrian portrayals of some members of the House of Savoy, an Italian dynasty that is still going on today. Among other deeds and actions they were crusaders during the Age of Crusades - here I always refer you to Helen Schrader, who researches the Outremer and writes both non-fiction and 'awfully' engaging novels about their history.
The Savoyards claimed titles to the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Kingdom of Cyprus, and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
We will start with some heraldry as evidenced in their medieval seals and one miniature - the dynasty was founded by Humbertus I who ruled in the County of Savoy, then a state within the Holly Roman Empire.
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| 40 years of rule |
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| Thomas, son of Humbertus III |
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| Peter |
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| Amadeus V |
Amadeus V in this XIV century miniature
and then move to the transforming XVI century and this duke - Emanuele Filiberto I (1528-1580AD) on horseback in the full display of the Renaissance horsetack and rider's attire.
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| woodcut circa mid XVI century. |
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| his portrait painted by maestro Paolo Veronese |
to be continued -
ps
all images come from Wiki Commons.
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Salvete Omnes,
back to the XVII century equestrian portraits from royal Europe.
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| a detail of Peter Snayers' painting - Siege of Armentierers - and archduke on a gray horse |
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| another Snayers - Siege of Diskmuided - this time archduke is mounted on a chestnut steed |
This time it will be archduke Leopold Wilhelm von Osterreich (Hapsburg) - a scion of the Austrian imperial family: son of emperor Ferdinand II and brother of emperor Ferdinand III, who was not very lucky or perhaps unlucky as a military commander, but made it into history as art collector and bishop of Wroclaw (Breslau) upon passing of our Vasa royal, Karol Ferdynand Wasa in 1655/6 (he held 3 more bishoprics as the time of his passing in 1662), and also a Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
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| National Trust images - |
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| a stallion and most likely a Spanish royal horse |
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| I think this mount was a dark chestnut horse |
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Salvete Omnes,
back to the XVII century
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| quintain with lances |
let us move fast - so, the German printmaker Herr Wilhelm Peter Zimmermann (1589-1630) did execute 11 etchings and based on them a number of prints celebratory of the noble wedding of the houses of Bavarian Wittelsbach and Pflaz(Palatinate)-Neuberg Wittelsbach.
From MET description:
This print is one of 11 etched illustrations from a book containing a description of the wedding festivities for
Wolfgang Wilhelm, Duke of Pfalz-Neuberg, Pfalzgraf (1578–1658 - great portrait with his dog) and Magdalena, Duchess of Bavaria (1587–1628) (beautiful portrait here).
The marriage took place in Munich on November 12, 1613, and the commemorative book was published by
Wilehlm Peter Zimmermann in 1614 in Augsburg.
Plates 4, 7, and 10 are in the collection of The
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Book title: Beschreibung und
kurtze Radierte entwerffung der Füsrtlichen Hochzeit So Der
Durchleuchtig und
Hochgeborn Fürst und Herr Herr Wolffgang Wilhelm Pfalzgraff bey Rhein/ Hertzog in Bayrn... Mit.. Fürstin Fraw
Magdalena Pfalzgräfin bey Rhein Hertzogin in Obern und Nidern Bayrn.
Zu München im sechszehenhunfert und dreyzehenden Jahr den zwölfften Novembris Celebriert und gehalten
(Wilhelm Peter Zimmermann,
Augsburg, 1614)
Herr Zimmermann executed plenty of etchings showing Hapsburg-Ottoman wars in Hungary, but these we will save for later.
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