Sujet

Knights Templar before Jerusalem, c1099, (14th century). Artist: Unknown

Légende

Knights Templar before Jerusalem, c1099, (14th century). Two knights approach the open gate to the city. On the battlements are three Saracen warriors. After the 1st Crusade (1095-1099), in 1119 or 1120 a small group of French knights formed the military order of Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon to protect pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem which had been captured by crusaders led by Godfrey de Bouillon (c1060-1100), elected first king of Jerusalem in 1099. From the illuminated manuscript Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon (The Story of Godfrey de Bouillon) in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Date

1300

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B88_121

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,2Mo (2,8Mo) / 31,8cm x 23,8cm / 3750 x 2813 (300dpi)

Mots clés

ville bâtiment bâtiments personnes gens mâle homme hommes religieux mur ville Moyen-est religion type continent Européen château couleur couleur conflit Jérusalem Arabe muré médiéval Christianisme terre sainte porte ville murée fortification armure entrée porte guerre endroit siècle soldats soldat remparts chevalier concept guerre médiéval Âges Moyens Murs De Ville 14e siècle Quatorzie siècle Art Media manuscript Unknown Godfrey of Bouillon Bouillon Godfrey of Godefroy de Bouillon Godefroy de Godfried van Bouillon Godefroi de Bouillon Defender of the Holy Sepulcher King of Jerusalem Lord of Bouillon Duke of Lower Lorraine manuscript