Courtly Love Collection

ROMANCE OF THE ROSE. Love Speaks to the Lover. Manuscript illumination, French, 1487-1495

Elsa and Lohengrin, Act III of 'Lohengrin', c.1910 ()
3434044 Elsa and Lohengrin, Act III of 'Lohengrin', c.1910 (; (add.info.: Opera. Coll. Part. Music. Opera. Elsa and Lohengrin)

Dante's Beatrice (engraving)
8631288 Dante's Beatrice (engraving) by Kiesel, Conrad (1846-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Beatrice. Illustration from Black and White)

Love scene, detail of a painted beam from the palace of Curiel de Duero, 1386-1412 - Painted woods from Curiel De Los
CUL4876749 Love scene, detail of a painted beam from the palace of Curiel de Duero, 1386-1412 - Painted woods from Curiel De Los Ajos Palace. 1386 - 1412. Detail of a polychrome beam with love scene

The Chaucer's Knight, from the Canterbury Tales
1578280 The Chaucer's Knight, from the Canterbury Tales; (add.info.: A line drawing of the Chaucer's Knight, from the Canterbury Tales 'The Knight's Tale')

Tristan and Isolde (etching)
6266116 Tristan and Isolde (etching) by Spanish School, (20th century); (add.info.: After an etching by Spanish artist Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena, 1845-1915.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Double Portrait of a Venetian Woman and her Cavalier, c.1560 (oil on canvas)
8712013 Double Portrait of a Venetian Woman and her Cavalier, c.1560 (oil on canvas) by Bordone, Paris (1500-71); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Paris Bordone).

Court Lovers Exchanging Poems, c1811. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Court Lovers Exchanging Poems, c1811

The Garden of Love, 1480/90. Creator: Master W. A. H
The Garden of Love, 1480/90

"Love's Labours Lost" - painted by F. R. Pickersgill - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. Engraving of a painting. Mr. F. R

Study of Guinevere for Sir Launcelot in the Queen's Chamber, 1857 (pencil & w/c on paper)
5858706 Study of Guinevere for Sir Launcelot in the Queen's Chamber, 1857 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 49.3x41.2 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Man and a woman in a palace, 19th century (gouache with gold on paper)
7394129 Man and a woman in a palace, 19th century (gouache with gold on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); 55.3x40.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Guenevere sends her page to Lancelot for help, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green
3551773 Guenevere sends her page to Lancelot for help, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Elaine ties her sleeve around Sir Lancelot's helmet, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans
3551770 Elaine ties her sleeve around Sir Lancelot's helmet, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Lancelot brings Guenevere to Arthur, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551771 Lancelot brings Guenevere to Arthur, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho) by English School

The Castles of Loves
3785964 The Castles of Loves by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Castles of Loves - from miniature in Champion des Dames, 15th century manuscript)

Lancelot bears off Guenevere, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551749 Lancelot bears off Guenevere, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho) by English School

Lancelot and Elaine, illustration from The Gateway to Tennyson, publ. 1910 (colour litho)
2915237 Lancelot and Elaine, illustration from The Gateway to Tennyson, publ. 1910 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Laure de Noves, la Belle Laure, Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348
FLO4657557 Laure de Noves, la Belle Laure, Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348

Laura - Laure de Noves or Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348
FLO4657467 Laura - Laure de Noves or Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348

Lovers on a Balcony (w / c on paper)
STC133214 Lovers on a Balcony (w/c on paper) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Love, Desire and Death (inks with mixed media)
STC133209 Love, Desire and Death (inks with mixed media) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The proud Earl of Coventry lay dead, from St. George to the Rescue, The Seven Champions of Christendom
IL197485 The proud Earl of Coventry lay dead, from St. George to the Rescue, The Seven Champions of Christendom, by Rose Yeatman Woolf, published by Raphael Tuck, 1920s (colour litho) by Davie

L Amour, le Desir, at la Mort, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
2966857 L Amour, le Desir, at la Mort, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Knight tries to Allay the Doubts of Elsa, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge
IL288855 The Knight tries to Allay the Doubts of Elsa, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge, 1901 (colour litho) by Tilney

A fair young girl stepped out, from St. Denis of France and Fair Eglantine, The Seven Champions of Christendom
IL197488 A fair young girl stepped out, from St. Denis of France and Fair Eglantine, The Seven Champions of Christendom, by Rose Yeatman Woolf, published by Raphael Tuck

Young woman feeding the birds being surprised by her lover (colour litho)
7153515 Young woman feeding the birds being surprised by her lover (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

El Predomino, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154098 El Predomino, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: El Predomino, cigar label)

La Balca, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154076 La Balca, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Balca, cigar label)

Provencal love court (engraving)
7185778 Provencal love court (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Provencal love court)

An Offering, 1898 (oil on canvas)
7088898 An Offering, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Dicksee, Frank (1853-1928); 109x141.5 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Evening in Venice, 1875 (oil on canvas)
PCT4257107 Evening in Venice, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne, France; ePatrice Cartier; French, out of copyright

Page from La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Alain Chartier, Paris
3082246 Page from La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Alain Chartier, Paris, early 15th century (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by Dunois Master (fl.c.1430-65)

A depiction of Courtly Love in the Provence region of France (engraving)
3647872 A depiction of Courtly Love in the Provence region of France (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Julie, Ou le Premier Baiser de l Amour
3788074 Julie, Ou le Premier Baiser de l Amour by Mallet, Jean Baptiste (1759-1835); (add.info.: Julie, Ou le Premier Baiser de l Amour (The First Kiss of Love)

The Garden of Deduit
LLM454115 The Garden of Deduit by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Garden of Deduit)

Enid and Geraint ride past the Town Bridge, illustration from
STC328785 Enid and Geraint ride past the Town Bridge, illustration from The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur, c.1910 (litho) by Pyle

Enid and Geraint in the Garden, illustration from The Story of the Grail
STC328781 Enid and Geraint in the Garden, illustration from The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur, c.1910 (litho) by Pyle

Adam de la Halle (1240 / 50-1288 / 1306), facsimile of a 15th century manuscript
CHT163636 Adam de la Halle (1240/50-1288/1306), facsimile of a 15th century manuscript, 19th century (vellum) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Fr 118 f. 219v How Lancelot kissed Guinevere for the first time
XTD42155 Fr 118 f.219v How Lancelot kissed Guinevere for the first time, from Lancelot du Lac (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Page from La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Alain Chartier, Paris
3082250 Page from La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Alain Chartier, Paris, early 15th century (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by Dunois Master (fl.c.1430-65)

An Arthurian Legend (oil on panel)
CH402549 An Arthurian Legend (oil on panel) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); 39.9x32 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Chamoniere with galante scene, 14th century (silk embroidery and gold thread)
7110422 Chamoniere with galante scene, 14th century (silk embroidery and gold thread); Cathedral of St. Etienne, Sens, France; (add.info)

Neptune and Amphitrite (oil on wood)
3932119 Neptune and Amphitrite (oil on wood) by Diepenbeeck, Abraham Jansz. van (1596-1675) (attr. to); 69x96 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Emelye in her garden. The imprisoned knights Palamon and Arcite
REV42204 Emelye in her garden. The imprisoned knights Palamon and Arcite, from the Hours of the Duke of Burgundy (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Ms 2617 The castle of the Amazons is besieged by Theseus, Duke of Athens, from La Teseida
STC205196 Ms 2617 The castle of the Amazons is besieged by Theseus, Duke of Athens, from La Teseida, by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) 1340-41 (vellum) by French School

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"Captivating Tales of Courtly Love: A Journey Through Romantic Art" Step into the enchanting world of courtly love, where chivalry and passion intertwine to create timeless tales of romance. From the delicate brushstrokes of Manuscript illumination in the Romance of the Rose to the intricate pencil and watercolor depiction of Guinevere for Sir Launcelot in the Queen's Chamber, these artworks transport us to a bygone era. In a 19th-century palace, we witness a man and woman immersed in each other's gaze, their love illuminated with gouache and gold. The intensity deepens as Guenevere sends her page to Lancelot for help, beautifully illustrated in litho form from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co in 1919. Elaine's devotion is showcased as she ties her sleeve around Sir Lancelot's helmet, an act filled with tenderness captured through lithography. And then comes the pivotal moment when Lancelot brings Guenevere to Arthur - a scene bursting with color that encapsulates both joy and turmoil. The Castles of Loves stand tall as witnesses to countless amorous encounters throughout history. These fortresses symbolize not only physical structures but also emotional barriers that lovers must overcome for their affection to flourish. Lancelot bears off Guenevere on his steed - an image brimming with excitement and adventure depicted vividly through color lithography. Meanwhile, Lancelot's relationship with Elaine unfolds delicately before our eyes; their connection immortalized within vibrant pages from The Gateway to Tennyson published in 1910. La Cour d'Amour beckons us further into this realm where troubadours strum lutes while serenading their beloveds under moonlit skies. This colorful lithograph transports us back centuries ago when music was intertwined with expressions of love.