Background: Master of Cologne,Saint Gereon of Koln With Soldiers,c.
1460
The How Often Do You Think of the Roman Empire?
meme has come and gone, as memes tend to do, but things medieval keep cropping up.
Looks, from left, by Ulla Johnson, Zoe Gustavia Anna Whalen, Fendi, Dries Van Noten, and Niccolò Pasqualetti. Background: Master of Cologne,Saint Gereon of Köln With Soldiers,c. 1460
This inclination for the Middle Ages could be related to the fifth anniversary of the COVID pandemic.
Why do such fantasies seem so attractive now?
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Filippino Lippi,Portrait of a Youth,c.
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Burberrys knight in shining armor.
Benozzo Gozzoli,Journey of the Magi, Procession of the Oldest King, Balthazar,c.
1500
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Portrait of a Lady,c.
Filippino Lippi,Portrait of a Youth,c. 1485
1453-98
Ercole de Roberti,Giovanni II Bentivoglio,c.
Emperor Charlemagne, 11th century, Saint-Saulge, France
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Master of Cologne,Saint Gereon of Köln With Soldiers,c. 1460
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The Pre-Raphaelites often chose medieval themes, as did Sir William Morris when he designed 16 tiles illustrating the tale ofBriar Rose,1862–1865.
Burberry’s knight in shining armor.
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The Bayeux Tapestry; William of Normandy Rewards Harold Godwinson and Knights Him(detail), 11th century
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Vittore Carpaccio,Legend of St. Ursula; Dismissal of the English Ambassadors(detail), c. 1495.
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Workshops of Apollonio di Giovanni and Marco del Buono Giamberti,The Assassination and Funeral of Julius Caesar,1455-60
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Jean Bourdichon,The Genovese Troops Attack the Castellacio of Genoa Held by the FrenchfromThe Voyage to Genoa by Jean Marot, c. 1508.
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Rogier Van der Weyden,Triptych of the Braque Family, Representation of St. Mary Magdalene,15th century
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Benozzo Gozzoli,The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist,1461-62.
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A Lady of High Rank, in Her State Habit,belonging to the 14th century
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CourtlyLove Games (Spieleteppich)Tapestry (detail), c, 1400.
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Notre Dame Cathedral, Portal of St. Anne
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Jean Wauquelin Presenting HisChroniques de Hainautto Philip the Good, 1447
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Israhel van Meckenem, The Falconer and the Lady,from the seriesScenes of Daily Life,c. 1495.
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From Jean Fouquet’s manuscript,Les Grandes Chroniques de France,The Monk Primate of St Denis writingThe Grandes Chroniques de Franceat the Abbey of Saint Denis, c. 1400s
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Giovan Pietro da Cemmo,Marriage of the Virgin,1476.
Benozzo Gozzoli,Journey of the Magi, Procession of the Oldest King, Balthazar,c. 1459
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Nicolas Reiser,Portrait of Mary Duchess of Burgundy,c. 1500
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Portrait of a Lady,c. 1453-98
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Ercole de’ Roberti,Giovanni II Bentivoglio,c. 1474-77
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Piero del Pollaiolo,Portrait of a Woman,c. 1480
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Paris and Helen,c, 1406, from L’Epistre Othea by Christine de Pisan
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Bernat Martorell,Saint George and the Dragon(detail), 1434-35
After Rogier van der Weyden,Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy(1396-1467) c. 1445
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