Henri de Lorraine, duc de Guise. The Assassination of Henri of de Guise. France 16th century. Reign of Henri II. Renaissance.
Henri de Lorraine, duc de Guise. France 16th century.
Tag: Renaissance fashion era
Fashion and costume illustrations of the Renaissance. Restored from various, rare sources. Renaissance (French for “rebirth”) describes a European cultural epoch mainly 15th and 16th century. The end of the era takes place in the early 17th century in Italy by the newly prominent baroque style.
Gabrielle d’Estrées (1570-1599). Mistress of the French King Henry IV.
Gabrielle d’Estrées, Duchesse de Beaufort et Verneuil, Marquise de Monceaux was from 1592 to 1599, the mistress of the French King Henry IV.
Anton Fugger of the lily. Prince of merchants, 16th century.
Anton Fugger of the lily. German merchant of the 16th century.
An English Gentleman costume in 1590. With shield and sword.
An English Gentleman costume in 1590. Tudor fashion era. Renaissance 16th century.
Catherine Howard. Queen of England, 5th wife of King Henry VIII.
Henry VIII. and Catherine Howard were married on July 28, 1540 at Oatlands Palace, in Surrey, immediately after the annulment of the marriage with Anne of Cleves. Portrait of Hans Holbein the Younger.
Sir Thomas More. English statesman in the 16th century.
Sir Thomas More was an English statesman and author, noted renaissance humanist, councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532.
The Egg of Columbus. Washington Irving’s “Columbus”.
The Egg of Columbus The Egg of Columbus is a phrase that describes an amazingly simple solution to an intractable problem.
Landsquenets soldiers. 16th century military.
Landsquenets soldiers 1562. 16th century mercenary military.
Imperial Herald and Lansquenet 1510-1550, by Hans Holbein.
Imperial Herald from the first half of the 16th century. Colored pen drawings by Hans Holbein. Garb of the common lansquenets.
Renaissance helmets of the 15th century.
Renaissance helmets of the 15th century.