1550 Collection

Map of St Pauls and area
Map of St. Pauls area, from Agass plan

Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos

FOUNTAIN OF LIFE, 1550. Fons Mercuralis - the Fountain of Life. Woodcut from Rosarium Philosophorum, Frankfurt, Germany, 1550

Teresa Meets Child Jesus
Though mostly Teresa met Jesus as an adult, on one occasion she was privileged to meet him as a child - the scene depicted in this window

Lady Plays Lute at Knole
An aristocratic lady plays her lute in a room at Knole, Kent

Alonso Perez de Guman, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550-1615). Grandee of Spain, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since 1581. Commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada. Engraving. Portrait

John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious man, founder of the ador de la Order of Charity or of Hospitallers (Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God)

St Camillo De Lellis
SAINT CAMILLO DE LELLIS Patron saint of the sick

North Walsham, Norfolk: the Market Cross (1550)

SEA MONSTERS, 1550. Sea monsters inhabiting the north Atlantic and animals found in northern lands. Woodcut from Sebastian Munsters Cosmographia, Basle, 1550

Guillemette and the Wolf
A wolf carries young Guillemette to meet its master, Satan : in the forest, it becomes an old hag, who presents the girl to the Devil, assuring him she will serve him all her life

Children Playing, Knole
Children playing games in the Long Gallery at Knole, Kent

Mock suns in the Arctic
Mock suns (parhelia) observed by Dutch polar bear hunters in the Arctic. Date: circa 1550

TRIUMPH OF DEATH
Kings and popes, warriors and women with their children - Death remorselessly drives his ox-drawn chariot over us all.. Date: circa 1550

Missionary Francis Xavier in Japan
Francis Xavier brings a dead man to life Date: circa 1550

Ulysses and Circe, detail from the Room of Polyphemus, 1550-1551 (fresco)
2655120 Ulysses and Circe, detail from the Room of Polyphemus, 1550-1551 (fresco) by Tibaldi, Pellegrino (1527-96); Palazzo Poggi, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Bologna Palazzo Poggi)

An illustrated page from the manuscript Zubdei Tarih (Cream of Genealogies), c
1196626 An illustrated page from the manuscript Zubdei Tarih (Cream of Genealogies), c.1550-1600 (w/cs and gold paint on paper) by Ottoman School

Pastoral Scene, c. 1550-1560 (gouache heightened with gold, on paper)
1196875 Pastoral Scene, c. 1550-1560 (gouache heightened with gold, on paper) by Persian School, (16th century); 19x10 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

Christ at the gates of Hell bearing the banner of the resurrection
986128 Christ at the gates of Hell bearing the banner of the resurrection and reaching in to rescue souls, Adam and Eve behind, c.1550 (miniature in ink and wash on vellum) by Italian School

Monstrous whale devouring humans, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia
5669002 Monstrous whale devouring humans, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); Photo eAF Fotografie; German, out of copyright

Noahs Ark and the deluge, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia
5668990 Noahs Ark and the deluge, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia; by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); Photo eAF Fotografie; German, out of copyright

Portrait of Sebastian Munster from a 1550 edition of his Cosmographia (woodcut)
5668987 Portrait of Sebastian Munster from a 1550 edition of his Cosmographia (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); (add.info.: Sebastian Munster (1488-1552)); Photo eAF Fotografie; German

Quartier des Halles en 1550, fac-simile du plan d Olivier Truschet (engraving)
963149 Quartier des Halles en 1550, fac-simile du plan d Olivier Truschet (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quartier des Halles en 1550)

The Chariot of Fame, part of the Triumph of Henri II, published in 1551 (woodcut)
472260 The Chariot of Fame, part of the Triumph of Henri II, published in 1551 (woodcut) by French School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Victoria And Albert Museum: Bellows, with chiselled bronze nozzle, Italian work, about 1550 (engraving)
6011264 Victoria And Albert Museum: Bellows, with chiselled bronze nozzle, Italian work, about 1550 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellows)

Central Fountain in the Garden of the Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy (b / w photo)
6016676 Central Fountain in the Garden of the Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Brass rubbing, Adrian, grandson of Bartholomew Roeland
Monumental brass rubbing, Adrian, grandson of Bartholomew Roeland, Breda, Holland. 1550

Soap Bubbles (oil on canvas)
XIR217581 Soap Bubbles (oil on canvas) by Mieris, Willem van (1662-1747); 32x26.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Quartier de l Hotel de Ville sous Henri II, 1550, Fac-simile du Plan d Olivier Truchet (engraving)
962901 Quartier de l Hotel de Ville sous Henri II, 1550, Fac-simile du Plan d Olivier Truchet (engraving) by French School

Royal Naval Exhibition, Ancient and Modern Guns, Crank-Shaft and Boiler-Shell (engraving)
1591775 Royal Naval Exhibition, Ancient and Modern Guns, Crank-Shaft and Boiler-Shell (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Naval Exhibition)

Plan du quartier en 1550, Fac-simile du plan de du Cerceau (engraving)
963432 Plan du quartier en 1550, Fac-simile du plan de du Cerceau (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan du quartier en 1550)

Eglise des Saints-Innocents, vers 1550 (engraving)
963117 Eglise des Saints-Innocents, vers 1550 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eglise des Saints-Innocents, vers 1550)

The columns of the temple of Castor and Pollux, with the temple of Peace in
1195481 The columns of the temple of Castor and Pollux, with the temple of Peace in the background, c.1550 (an original drawing in black chalk, pen and brown ink) by Romano

Town View of Vienna in 1548, 1550 (woodcut)
1195494 Town View of Vienna in 1548, 1550 (woodcut) by Deutsch, Hans Rudolf Manuel (1525-71); 23x78.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Deutsch)

Fountain in the Garden of the Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy (b / w photo)
6016674 Fountain in the Garden of the Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Terrace Fountain in the Garden of the Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy (b / w photo)
6016667 Terrace Fountain in the Garden of the Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Monstrous whale devouring humans, from 1550 edition of
5669000 Monstrous whale devouring humans, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); Photo eAF Fotografie; German, out of copyright

A witch summons a three headed demon, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia
5668994 A witch summons a three headed demon, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); Photo eAF Fotografie; German, out of copyright

Mining with water wheel, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia
5668989 Mining with water wheel, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); Photo eAF Fotografie; German, out of copyright

De Europa, quae nostro aeuo Christianum a map of Christian Europe
5668991 De Europa, quae nostro aeuo Christianum a map of Christian Europe, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster

Victoria And Albert Museum: Cassone in carved walnut wood, Italian, 1550 (engraving)
6011298 Victoria And Albert Museum: Cassone in carved walnut wood, Italian, 1550 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassone in carved walnut wood, Italian)

Grand Chatelet et Pont au Meuniers, 1580 (colour litho)
962814 Grand Chatelet et Pont au Meuniers, 1580 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Chatelet et Pont au Meuniers, 1580)

Vue a vol d oiseau du grand Chatelet et du Quartier, 1550 a 1696 (engraving)
962938 Vue a vol d oiseau du grand Chatelet et du Quartier, 1550 a 1696 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Apostle (Saint Bartholomew?), c. 1540-50 (chiaroscuro woodcut)
659471 An Apostle (Saint Bartholomew?), c. 1540-50 (chiaroscuro woodcut) by Beccafumi, Domenico (1486-1551); 41.6x21.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Apostle (Saint Bartholomew?)

Attack on Boulogne-Sur-Mer, engraved by Jean Baptiste Morret (fl
STC134652 Attack on Boulogne-Sur-Mer, engraved by Jean Baptiste Morret (fl. 1790-1820) 1788 (engraving) by Sergent-Marceau

Cooking pot and waiting diner from 1550 edition of Cosmographia
5668988 Cooking pot and waiting diner from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); (add.info)

Burlesque Feast, c. 1550 (oil on panel)
FIA5392459 Burlesque Feast, c.1550 (oil on panel) by Mandyn, Jean (1500-60); 98.5x147 cm; Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, Spain; (add.info.: Festin burlesque - Peinture de Jan Mandyn (1502-1560)

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape, 1545-50 (oil on canvas)
990101 The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape, 1545-50 (oil on canvas) by Bordone, Paris (1500-71); 102x153.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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Step back in time to the year 1550, where history unfolds before our eyes. As we explore this captivating era, let us embark on a journey through art, culture, and remarkable individuals. Our first stop takes us to St Paul's and its surrounding area. A map reveals the intricate streets and buildings that shaped London during this period. The hustle and bustle of daily life come alive as we imagine the vibrant cityscape. Next, we venture to Crete, where Minoan art flourished. Amongst these masterpieces is the enigmatic Prince of the Lilies – a symbol of power and beauty that continues to captivate generations with its timeless allure. In Spain, Teresa meets Child Jesus in an intimate encounter filled with devotion and spirituality. This profound moment immortalized by artists transcends time, reminding us of faith's enduring strength. At Knole Manor in England, a lady gracefully strums her lute amidst opulent surroundings. Her music resonates throughout the halls as she transports listeners into a world of enchantment and harmony. Alonso Perez de Guman stands tall as the 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia during this era. His noble lineage represents an influential figure who left his mark on Spanish history for years to come. Meanwhile, John Of God emerges from Portugal as a religious icon whose selfless acts inspire countless souls seeking solace within their faith. His legacy echoes through centuries as he remains an emblematic figure for compassion and charity. St Camillo De Lellis also graces this period with his presence – a beacon of hope for those suffering from illness or injury. Through his tireless efforts in healthcare reform, he revolutionizes medical care while exemplifying kindness towards all patients under his care. North Walsham in Norfolk becomes our next destination – picturesque landscapes unfold before our eyes as we immerse ourselves in its natural beauty. Tranquility reigns supreme here amidst rolling hills and serene countryside.