Sujet

Crusaders besieging Damascus, late 15th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Crusaders besieging Damascus, late 15th century. Siege of Damascus during the Second Crusade, 1148, with the armies of, upper left, King Baldwin III of Jerusalem, right, Emperor Conrad III of Germany, and, lower left, King Louis VII of France. It ended in a crusader defeat and led to the disintegration of the crusade. Manuscript illustration, possibly from the "Chronique d'Ernoul et de Bernard le Trésorier" produced in Bruges, or from a translation, into French, of the Latin history of the Crusades by Guillelmus, Archbishop of Tyre (1174-c1190).

Date

1470

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A23_046

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,0Mo (2,8Mo) / 43,0cm x 29,7cm / 5079 x 3510 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe city animal building people male library man men animals horses horse music religious wall walls town arts flag flags bird birds Middle East country religion eagle musician monarch guy continent clothes Flanders Belgium European castle color bird of prey king royal trumpeter medieval Christianity dress walled city fortifications fortification trumpet armour war cannon location century banner empire musical instrument musical instruments helmet Damascus soldiers soldier knight invasion protective clothing clothing royalty Syria MOAT miniature concept trumpets brass instrument APPAREL British Library manuscript europeans standard raptor warfare Invader casque Colour Flemish fleur-de-lis fleur de lis trumpet player encampment invading mediaeval Middle Ages City Walls armaments siege trumpeters 15th century 12th century besieged crusader Crusades double-headed eagle fifteenth century fleur-de-lys Holy Roman Empire illuminated manuscript Second Crusade sovereign TGN walled town manuscript invaders Crusaders Unknown William William II King of Jerusalem William of Tyre Tyre Conrad town wall William of fleur de lys parti-coloured Heritage Art trumpet players double headed eagle clothing & dress fashion & clothing Guillelmus Archbishop of Tyre of Tyre Baldwin III Baldwin III of Jerusalem Conrad III of Germany Konrad III