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  • Suits of armour in James IV’s Great Hall, 1503-13, the chief assembly hall in the castle, on Crown Square, in Edinburgh Castle on Castle Rock, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Great Hall was used as a military barracks in the 17th and 18th centuries and as a military hospital in the 19th century, then restored by Hippolyte Blanc, 1844-1917, to medieval style. The first royal castle built here was under David I in the 12th century, and the site has been built on, attacked and defended ever since. The castle now houses military museums and the National War Museum of Scotland and is run by Historic Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Suits of armour and weaponry on display in James IV’s Great Hall, 1503-13, the chief assembly hall in the castle, on Crown Square, in Edinburgh Castle on Castle Rock, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Great Hall was used as a military barracks in the 17th and 18th centuries and as a military hospital in the 19th century, then restored by Hippolyte Blanc, 1844-1917, to medieval style. The first royal castle built here was under David I in the 12th century, and the site has been built on, attacked and defended ever since. The castle now houses military museums and the National War Museum of Scotland and is run by Historic Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone relief depicting a helmet and armour, on the Marble Road in front of the Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The Marble Road leads from the Library of Celsus to the Great Theatre. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a Roman legionary infantry soldier wearing plate armour with a shield, dagger, spear and helmet, in the Roman Army Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. A legionary would wear a woollen tunic and iron body armour, with rim around his helmet to protect the head from sword blows. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Roman Army Museum at Carvoran fort is run by the Vindolanda Charitable Trust and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Knight Mello d'Epoisses, Fontenay Abbey, Marmagne, Cote d'Or, France. This Cistercian abbey was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1119, built in the Romanesque style. The abbey itself housed 300 monks from 1200, but was sacked during the French Revolution. These tombs are in the choir of the abbey church. Originally a mausoleum, this tomb consists of a modern base supporting the recumbent statues of a knight and his wife. The helmeted knight is wearing his military garb, with his sword and armour partly covered by the arms of Mello d'Epoisses, a powerful 14th century Burgundian family. Here we see the knight's head, partly damaged, wearing his helmet and protective armour. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Knight Mello d'Epoisses, Fontenay Abbey, Marmagne, Cote d'Or, France. This Cistercian abbey was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1119, built in the Romanesque style. The abbey itself housed 300 monks from 1200, but was sacked during the French Revolution. These tombs are in the choir of the abbey church. Originally a mausoleum, this tomb consists of a modern base supporting the recumbent statues of a knight and his wife. The helmeted knight is wearing his military garb, with his sword and armour partly covered by the arms of Mello d'Epoisses, a powerful 14th century Burgundian family. Here we see the knight's head, partly damaged, wearing his helmet and protective armour. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman stone with carving of Mars, god of war and the legions, dressed as a soldier wearing body armour, pleated skirt and greaves or leg protection and a crested helmet, holding a spear and shield with a goose in the foreground, at the Housesteads Roman Fort Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. An inscription reads, 'To the God Mars, Victory and the Deities of the Emperors'. Housesteads Fort was built in 124 AD and is the most complete Roman fort in Britain, built by legionaries to house 10 centuries of auxiliary soldiers based on the frontier. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Housesteads Roman Fort Museum is run by English Heritage and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grave slab depicting Donald MacGill'easbuig, crown tenant of Finlaggan, in West Highland armour with a sword and a galley, in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. MacGill'easbuig was a mercenary leader in the wars in Ireland. This is a cast of the original at Oronsay Priory, Finlaggan, made for Murdoch MacDuffie of Colonsay, Argyll, died 1539. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • James IV’s Great Hall, 1503-13, the chief assembly hall in the castle, with displays of armour and weaponry and a grand fireplace, on Crown Square, in Edinburgh Castle on Castle Rock, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Great Hall was used as a military barracks in the 17th and 18th centuries and as a military hospital in the 19th century, then restored by Hippolyte Blanc, 1844-1917, to medieval style. The first royal castle built here was under David I in the 12th century, and the site has been built on, attacked and defended ever since. The castle now houses military museums and the National War Museum of Scotland and is run by Historic Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, detail of soldier with lion armour, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Joan of Arc, painted and wearing armour, holding a banner, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze of the warriors, detail, Gallo-Roman relief of soldiers wearing armour and helmets with swords and a Praetorian guard, from a municipal arch or funerary monument, early 1st century AD, excavated in Arles in 1902, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Herod, possibly with the magi, or ordering his soldiers to begin the Massacre of the Innocents, Romanesque capital, late 12th century, in the south gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Magi are represented as medieval knights, with hauberk armour and shields, accompanied by their squires. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knight's Hall, with displays of armour, weapons and helmets, at the Palazzo Conte Federico, a 12th century Arabic Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Federico counts bought the palace in the mid 17th century and are responsible for commissioning many of the decorations in place today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. The presence of both Roman and Gallic weapons in the same place suggests either Roman legions stationed here, or the presence of Gallic Auxiliary of the Roman army, or even a weapons haul taken from the enemy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone sculpture of knight in armour holding a bow and arrow, under a column base on the wall of Defrasse Hall, at Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of shield and armour, from the effigy of Louis de Sancerre, 1342-1402, Constable of France 1397-1402, commissioned by Charles VI, 15th century, in marble, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, 1567-1625, wearing armour, a sash and a lace collar, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital from the South gallery of the Cloister, with soldiers wearing chainmail armour, at the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cloister is on the South side of the cathedral, with a Gothic arched colonnade and central fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne, or Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, 1433-77, wearing armour and holding a sword, oil painting on wood, 16th century copy after original c. 1474, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. Charles the Bold was the last Valois Duke of Burgundy, and died in the Battle of Nancy during the Burgundian Wars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of King Francois I, 1494-1547, in armour, by an unknown 19th century sculptor in painted plaster, after an original 18th century bronze bust by Louis Vasse, based on an earlier 16th century bust of Louis XV from Fontainebleau, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a figure in armour with an axe from the painted joisted ceiling in the abbey house, used as a private room for a priest, adjoining the chapterhouse, late 15th century, in the Saint-Hilaire-D'Aude Abbey, built 11th - 14th centuries and closed 1748, when it became a parish church, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. St Hilary built the first chapel on this site in the 6th century. In the 10th century his relics were discovered here and the church, then an abbey, rededicated to him. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Guard on horseback wearing armour and carrying a standard, at the Chateau de Vincennes, Ile de France, France. The Chateau was originally built in 1150 as a hunting lodge for Louis VII, with a donjon added in the 14th century, walls in the 15th and further extended in the 17th century. It was an important royal palace until the 18th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs of Knight Mello d'Epoisses and his wife, Fontenay Abbey, Marmagne, Cote d'Or, France. This Cistercian abbey was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1119, built in the Romanesque style. The abbey itself housed 300 monks from 1200, but was sacked during the French Revolution. These tombs are in the choir of the abbey church. Originally a mausoleum, this tomb consists of a modern base supporting the recumbent statues of a knight and his wife. The helmeted knight is wearing his military garb, with his sword and armour partly covered by the arms of Mello d'Epoisses, a powerful 14th century Burgundian family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs of Knight Mello d'Epoisses and his wife, Fontenay Abbey, Marmagne, Cote d'Or, France. This Cistercian abbey was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1119, built in the Romanesque style. The abbey itself housed 300 monks from 1200, but was sacked during the French Revolution. These tombs are in the choir of the abbey church. Originally a mausoleum, this tomb consists of a modern base supporting the recumbent statues of a knight and his wife. The helmeted knight is wearing his military garb, with his sword and armour partly covered by the arms of Mello d'Epoisses, a powerful 14th century Burgundian family. The sculptures are partially damaged. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Joan of Arc, painted and wearing armour, holding a banner, in the abbey church of St Michael, now the parish church of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, consecrated 1153, in the Abbaye de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Benedictine monastery was founded 778-80 by abbot Sentimirus, rebuilt in the 10th century and sacked in the French Revolution. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Hernan Cortes, designed by Eduardo Barron and inaugurated in 1890, in Medellin, Extremadura, Spain. Cortes is depicted wearing armour, trampling on Mexican idols and raising the banner of the Cross. Hernan Cortes, 1485-1547, was a Spanish Conquistador who caused the end to the Aztec empire and brought Mexico under the rule of Castile. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Jupiter wearing armour and holding wheel, with eagle and snake, Gallo-Roman, from Seguret, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Warrior statue, possibly an archer or spear bearer, wearing a disc or cardiophylax serving as armour, from a 3rd century BC house, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Warrior statue, possibly an archer or spear bearer, wearing a disc or cardiophylax serving as armour, from a 3rd century BC house, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze of the warriors, Gallo-Roman relief  of soldiers wearing armour and helmets with swords and a Praetorian guard, from a municipal arch or funerary monument, early 1st century AD, excavated in Arles in 1902, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of quatrefoil with armour and shield, in Gothic style, from the facade of the Palau Baro de Quadras, a mansion remodelled 1904-6 in catalan Modernisme style by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, 1867-1956, between the Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer Rossello, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Quadras i Feliu of the Quadras textile family. The building now houses the Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes catalan language and culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Herod, possibly with the magi, or ordering his soldiers to begin the Massacre of the Innocents, Romanesque capital, late 12th century, in the south gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Magi are represented as medieval knights, with hauberk armour and shields, accompanied by their squires. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Herod, possibly with the magi, or ordering his soldiers to begin the Massacre of the Innocents, Romanesque capital, late 12th century, in the south gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Magi are represented as medieval knights, with hauberk armour and shields, accompanied by their squires. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Magi visiting King Herod, detail from Romanesque capital, late 12th century, in the south gallery of the Cloitre d'Elne, built 12th - 14th centuries, at the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Magi are represented as medieval knights, with hauberk armour and shields, accompanied by their squires. The cloister was originally the residence of the cathedral's canons, and features Romanesque and Gothic sculptures and capitals, depicting biblical figures, animals and plants. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of a knight of the d'Aluye family, c. 1248-67, in the Gothic Chapel, a 13th century chapel in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The tomb was originally in the Cistercian abbey of La Clarte-Dieu, near Tours, France. Three generations of the d'Alene family went on Crusade to the Holy Land, and this knight is depicted in armour and at prayer. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of a knight of the d'Aluye family, c. 1248-67, in the Gothic Chapel, a 13th century chapel in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The tomb was originally in the Cistercian abbey of La Clarte-Dieu, near Tours, France. Three generations of the d'Alene family went on Crusade to the Holy Land, and this knight is depicted in armour and at prayer. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of a knight of the d'Aluye family, c. 1248-67, in the Gothic Chapel, a 13th century chapel in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The tomb was originally in the Cistercian abbey of La Clarte-Dieu, near Tours, France. Three generations of the d'Alene family went on Crusade to the Holy Land, and this knight is depicted in armour and at prayer. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of a knight of the d'Aluye family, c. 1248-67, in the Gothic Chapel, a 13th century chapel in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The tomb was originally in the Cistercian abbey of La Clarte-Dieu, near Tours, France. Three generations of the d'Alene family went on Crusade to the Holy Land, and this knight is depicted in armour and at prayer. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knight's Hall, with displays of armour, weapons and helmets, at the Palazzo Conte Federico, a 12th century Arabic Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The Federico counts bought the palace in the mid 17th century and are responsible for commissioning many of the decorations in place today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Military treasures including weapons and a helmet, and a model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. The presence of both Roman and Gallic weapons in the same place suggests either Roman legions stationed here, or the presence of Gallic Auxiliary of the Roman army, or even a weapons haul taken from the enemy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a Gaulish soldier with armour, shield, helmet and sword, 1st century BC, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. The presence of both Roman and Gallic weapons in the same place suggests either Roman legions stationed here, or the presence of Gallic Auxiliary of the Roman army, or even a weapons haul taken from the enemy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a Roman soldier with shield, helmet, sandals, armour and sword, 1st century BC, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis XIV, marble bust, inspired by Bernini, with the king in armour, in the Square chamber, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room is decorated in French Renaissance style, and is decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis XIV, marble bust, inspired by Bernini, with the king in armour, in the Square chamber, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room is decorated in French Renaissance style, and is decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved door of the Petit Salon, with suits of armour and floral motifs, in Citeco, Musee de l’Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France. Originally this room was hung with Emilie Gaillard's collection of gilded leather wall hangings and paintings. It was used for family evenings and intimate gatherings, and then a reception area when the building became a bank. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze equestrian statue of King Henri IV, 1553-1610, 1818, by Francois-Frederic Lemot, 1772-1827, on the Pont Neuf in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. The king is wearing armour and is crowned with laurel and holding a sceptre and lilies. The Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St George and the dragon, detail of the saint in armour on horseback holding his spear, Neoclassical oil painting on canvas, 1866, by Dario Querci, 1831-1918, in the Duomo San Giorgio, designed by Rosario Gagliardi and built 1738-75 in Sicilian Baroque and Neoclassical style, in Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town of Ragusa is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Monsieur de Givry, Master of the Light Cavalry and known as Le Brave Givry, wearing armour and a sash, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegorical figure of Fortitude, one of the Virtues of Good Government, wearing a black dress and a crown and holding a sceptre and a shield, below are 2 soldiers wearing armour and mounted on horseback. Detail from the fresco of the Allegory of Good Government (Allegoria del Buon Governo), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne, or Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, 1433-77, wearing armour and holding a sword, oil painting on wood, 16th century copy after an original c. 1474, from the collection of the Musee Calver in Avignon, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. Charles the Bold was the last Valois Duke of Burgundy, and died in the Battle of Nancy during the Burgundian Wars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Equestrian statue of St Joan of Arc, attributed to Anna Hyatt Huntington, 1921, in the gardens of the bishopric, now town hall, at 9 place Saint-Louis, in Blois, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The saint is shown astride her horse in full armour, with her sword raised. Joan of Arc spent 2 days in Blois, 25th-26th April 1429, before the siege of Orleans. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Henry the Navigator, 1394-1460, with sword and armour, on the South Portal, 1516-18, by Joao de Castilho, 1470ñ1552, after a design by Diogo de Boitaca, Church of Santa Maria, at the Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, a monastery of the Order of St Jerome, built in the 16th century in Late Gothic Manueline style, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The portal consists of double doors with a tympanum carved with scenes from the life of St Jerome, a statue of Henry the Navigator, many carved statues in niches, a statue of the Madonna and many flamboyant pinnacles and gables in Manueline style. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), 'Jehanne au sacre', 1901, by Prosper d'Epinal, in an apsidal chapel in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Her armour is bronze, her face ivory, and her tunic is yellow marble with fleurs de lys incrusted with lapis lazuli. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), 'Jehanne au sacre', 1901, by Prosper díEpinal, in an apsidal chapel in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Her armour is bronze, her face ivory, and her tunic is yellow marble with fleurs de lys incrusted with lapis lazuli. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), 'Jehanne au sacre', 1901, by Prosper díEpinal, in an apsidal chapel in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Her armour is bronze, her face ivory, and her tunic is yellow marble with fleurs de lys incrusted with lapis lazuli. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), 'Jehanne au sacre', 1901, by Prosper díEpinal, in an apsidal chapel in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Her armour is bronze, her face ivory, and her tunic is yellow marble with fleurs de lys incrusted with lapis lazuli. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), 'Jehanne au sacre', 1901, by Prosper díEpinal, in an apsidal chapel in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Her armour is bronze, her face ivory, and her tunic is yellow marble with fleurs de lys incrusted with lapis lazuli. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), 'Jehanne au sacre', 1901, by Prosper díEpinal, in an apsidal chapel in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Her armour is bronze, her face ivory, and her tunic is yellow marble with fleurs de lys incrusted with lapis lazuli. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Face of statue of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), 'Jehanne au sacre', 1901, by Prosper díEpinal, in an apsidal chapel in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims or Reims Cathedral, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Her armour is bronze, her face ivory, and her tunic is yellow marble with fleurs de lys incrusted with lapis lazuli. The cathedral was built 1211-75 in French Gothic style with work continuing into the 14th century, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument of Charles IV of Anjou, Count of Maine, 1472, by Francesco Laurana, marble effigy lying atop an antique sarcophagus, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. Charles IV wears a crown and armour with the fleur de lys and coat of arms of Maine. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Michael the archangel, 17th century, dressed as a soldier in armour and about to kill the devil Lucifer, in the side chapel of St Michael, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Armour and armaments, allegory of war, relief on the facade of the Palace of Charles V, designed by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century in Renaissance style as a residence for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Roman statue of the armoured torso of Emperor Hadrian, 117-138 AD, from the acropolis of Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. The armour is decorated with a griffon design. Pergamon had been in decline when Hadrian declared it a metropolis and embarked on building programs including temples, a stadium, a theatre, the forum and an amphitheatre. He was also worshipped at the Trajaneum and a monumental statue of Hadrian was found here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs of Knight Mello d'Epoisses and his wife, Fontenay Abbey, Marmagne, Cote d'Or, France. This Cistercian abbey was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1119, built in the Romanesque style. The abbey itself housed 300 monks from 1200, but was sacked during the French Revolution. These tombs are in the choir of the abbey church. Originally a mausoleum, this tomb consists of a modern base supporting the recumbent statues of a knight and his wife. The helmeted knight is wearing his military garb, with his sword and armour partly covered by the arms of Mello d'Epoisses, a powerful 14th century Burgundian family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Line of Kings, 17th century, Tower of London, London, UK. These life size wooden model horses, commissioned by King Charles II, 1630-85, stand in the White Tower in front of suits of royal armour representing English kings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Trajan's Column, Rome, Italy pictured on December 11, 2010 in the afternoon. This Triumphal Column, completed in 113 AD, probably by Apollodorus of Damascus, depicts Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars, (101-102 and 105-106), This scene shows armour and weapons in close-up. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved gilded capital with decoration of armour and weapons from the Porte Doree, built 16th century under Francois I and the main entrance until the 17th century, at the end of the líAllee de Maintenon, an avenue of lime trees, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The gate leads to the King's private chapel. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze with armour, weapons, satyr heads and a frit garland at the top of the walls of the Guard Room, attributed to Ruggerio de Ruggieri, c. 1570, rearanged in Louis XIII's day, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze with armour, shields, spears and weapons at the top of the walls of the Guard Room, attributed to Ruggerio de Ruggieri, c. 1570, rearanged in Louis XIII's day, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone carved with military symbols and gladiator armour from the Theatre, originally built in the 2nd century BC and restored under Emperor Tiberius, Kursunlutepe Hill, Patara, Antalya, Turkey. It is believed that gladiator fights took place here after a major Roman reconstruction of the theatre. The auditorium or koilon seats 6000 in 38 rows of seats, 23 in the upper section and 14 in the lower, and a diazoma contains seats reserved for prominent and privileged spectators. The stage building was built in the 2nd century AD. A removable awning called a velarium provided the spectators with shade from the sun. There are 9 radial stairways and the upper section is also accessible through vaulted corridors ascended by stairs on each side. Above the top row of seats is a temple dedicated to Dionysus. Patara was a maritime Greek and Roman city on the South West Mediterranean coast of Lycia near modern-day Gelemis. It was said to be founded by Patarus, son of Apollo, and was famous for its temple and oracle of Apollo. It was a leading city of the Lycian League. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone capital from Elne Cloister, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 12th century, displayed at the Abbey of St Mary of Lagrasse. The relief depicts medieval knights wearing chainmail armour, some riding horses, with a seated man, possibly a king. The Romanesque cloister at Elne was built 12th - 14th centuries at the Cathedral of Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie which was consecrated in 1069. Its capitals are carved by craftsmen of the Roussillon area. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze with armour, shields, flags and fruit garlands at the top of the walls of the Guard Room, attributed to Ruggerio de Ruggieri, c. 1570, rearanged in Louis XIII's day, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Armoured statue of Antinous, used to represent an emperor from Tarraco, part of the decoration of the scaenae frons in the amphitheatre of Tarraco, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman statue of the armoured torso of Emperor Hadrian, 117-138 AD, from the acropolis of Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. Pergamon had been in decline when Hadrian declared it a metropolis and embarked on building programs including temples, a stadium, a theatre, the forum and an amphitheatre. He was also worshipped at the Trajaneum and a monumental statue of Hadrian was found here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Street scene with derelict and demolished buildings, soldiers robbing a woman, dead body, soldier stopping trade and piles of rubble in the street, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Section of the city with armoury, the one business remaining, and piles of rubble from the demolition of others, detail from the fresco of Allegory of Bad Government and the Effects of Bad Government on Town and Country, (Effetti del Cattivo Governo in Citta e in Campagna), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen, with permission of the Comune di Siena / Museo Civico
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  • Vaucouleurs window, showing St Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) leaving on horseback with Jean de Metz and the peasants, 25th February 1429, from a series of 19th century stained glass windows by Galland and Gibelin illustrating the life of Joan of Arc, in the nave of Orleans Cathedral, or the Basilique Cathedrale Sainte-Croix d'Orleans, built in Gothic style 1278-1329 and largely rebuilt 1601-1829 after it was partially destroyed in 1568, in Orleans, Loiret, Centre, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Mars, Roman god of war, wearing a helmet, holding a broken spear and a rounded shield decorated with the Medusa, Roman, 2nd century AD, marble, from El Mehamara, Sidi Bishr, in the Antiquities Museum, established 2001, in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria, built 1995-2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. The building also houses a cultural centre, conference centre, museums, art galleries and a planetarium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Former service staircase, now used to exhibit weapons, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, detail, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, detail, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Soldier firing crossbow, detail from Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, detail of soldiers firing arrows, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, detail of soldiers firing crossbows and throwing masonry, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battle of Clovis and Syagrius, detail of soldiers firing crossbows and throwing masonry, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The Franks under Clovis and the Soissons under Syagrius fought in the Battle of Soissons in 486 AD, which the Franks won. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Guerre contre Gondebaud, depicting the defeat of Gundobad, Burgundian King, detail, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crossing the Vienne thanks to the white stag, detail from La Guerre contre Gondebaud, depicting the defeat of Gundobad, Burgundian King, 15th century tapestry from Arras, from the series L'Histoire du Fort Roy Clovis, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thracian gladiator from a Gallo-Roman mosaic floor depicting the circus games of the Voisin amphitheatre, detail, 3rd century AD, from a Roman villa near the Porte de Mars in Reims, in the Musee Saint-Remi, an art and archaeology museum in the Abbey of Saint-Remi, founded 6th century, in Reims, Marne, France. The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symbols of the church and of royalty inciting war, carved stone capital on the facade of the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symbols of the church and of royalty inciting war, carved stone capital on the facade of the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Personification of the City of Valencia kneeling in front of Jaime II, with figure in white representing the Christian faith, a politico-religious allegorical painting, 1866, by Salustiano Asenjo, on the ceiling of the ballroom, in the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a warrior with a tunic, lorica (mesh), coat, fibula, torque, sword, cingulum (belt), umbo (shield), Gallo-Roman, part of a larger sculptural group, with fragments of polychrome, late 1st century BC, from Vacheres, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar dedicated to Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom and war, wearing helmet and holding shield and spear, Gallo-Roman, late 2nd century - early 3rd century AD, from Courthezon, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a warrior with a tunic, lorica (mesh), coat, fibula, torque, spade (sword), cingulum (belt), umbo (shield), Gallo-Roman, part of a larger sculptural group, with fragments of polychrome, late 1st century BC, from Vacheres, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallic weapons, Gallo-Roman relief of round shield, military coat, sword on a belt, breastplate, tunic, harness, sword, quiver of arrows and leggings, from a municipal structure commemorating a military victory, early 1st century AD, excavated at the Arles Roman Theatre, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massacre of the Innocents, tempera painting on wood, 1451-52, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, and his assistants, detail from the Armadio degli Argenti, an ex voto door for Santissima Annunziata depicting the Life of Christ, now in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kiss of Judas, Renaissance fresco, 1441-43, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 33 in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. To the right is St Peter cutting off the ear of a servant of the high priest. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kiss of Judas, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1441-43, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 33 in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kiss of Judas, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1441-43, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 33 in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. To the right is St Peter cutting off the ear of a servant of the high priest. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_ITALY_MC_265.jpg
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