Sujet

Two knights fight a duel, Middle Ages, 15th century, (1877). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Two knights fight a duel, Middle Ages, 15th century, (1877). Judgement of God. Trials by means of duels and combats to elucidate who was the possessor of the truth or to be right. Each side chose a champion to act on their behalf. The winner was proclaimed the possessor of the truth. Engraving from a miniature of "Conquêtes de Charlemagne", 15th century. From "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et à l'Epoque de la Renaissance". Paris, 1877. (Colorised black and white print).

Date

1877

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/LTL

Notre référence

HRM26A46_353

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.5Mo (8.8Mo) / 43.0cm x 30.0cm / 5079 x 3542 (300dpi)

Mots clés

exterior outdoors Europe people male looking man men historical religious arts entertainment religion fence spectators book guy watching continent spectator weapon weapons European color fighting combat fight medieval arena armour angel war honour location century sword witness blade literature swords position concept face to face judgement entertaining two people DUEL combatant judgment warfare engraved engraving colourised Colour 19th century suit of armour background people weaponry mediaeval Middle Ages 1870s nineteenth century history historic 15th century fifteenth century hand-to-hand outside engraving portrait Unknown Paul Paul Lacroix Lacroix colorised 1877 19th-century 1450s witnessing Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Agee LT L Conquetes de Charlemagne