1455 Collection (#2)

Virgin Child Master Lee Hours Flemish active
The Virgin and Child; Master of the Lee Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1470); Ghent (probably), Belgium; about 1450 - 1455; Tempera colors, gold leaf

Initial D Presentation Temple Master Lee Hours
Initial D: The Presentation in the Temple; Master of the Lee Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1470); Ghent (probably), Belgium; about 1450 - 1455; Tempera colors, gold leaf

Saint Matthew Master Lee Hours Flemish active
Saint Matthew; Master of the Lee Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1470); Ghent (probably), Belgium; about 1450 - 1455; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 19.4 x 14 cm (7 5)

Coat Arms Held Woman Greyhound Jean Fouquet French
Coat of Arms Held by a Woman and a Greyhound; Jean Fouquet (French, born about 1415 - 1420, died before 1481); Tours, France; 1455; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf

Female Heraldic Figure Holding Escutcheon Jean Fouquet
Female Heraldic Figure Holding Escutcheon; Jean Fouquet (French, born about 1415 - 1420, died before 1481); Paris, France; 1455; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf

Man Carrying Leafy Branch Zodiacal Sign Taurus
A Man Carrying Leafy Branch; Zodiacal Sign of Taurus; Master of the Lee Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1470); Ghent (probably), Belgium; about 1450 - 1455; Tempera colors, gold leaf

Man Chopping Trees Zodiacal Sign Pisces Master
A Man Chopping Trees; Zodiacal Sign of Pisces; Master of the Lee Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1470); Ghent (probably), Belgium; about 1450 - 1455; Tempera colors, gold leaf

Saint John Patmos Dunois Master French active Paris
Saint John on Patmos; Dunois Master (French, active Paris, France until 1463); Paris, France; 1455; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 11.4 × 8.3 cm (4 1, 2 × 3 1)

David Prayer Dunois Master French active Paris
David in Prayer; Dunois Master (French, active Paris, France until 1463); Paris, France; 1455; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 11.4 × 8.3 cm (4 1, 2 × 3 1, 4 in.)

Man Digging Zodiacal Sign Aries Master Lee Hours
A Man Digging; Zodiacal Sign of Aries; Master of the Lee Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1470); Ghent (probably), Belgium; about 1450 - 1455; Tempera colors, gold leaf

Man Warming Fire Zodiacal Sign Aquarius Master
A Man Warming by a Fire; Zodiacal Sign of Aquarius; Master of the Lee Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1470); Ghent (probably), Belgium; about 1450 - 1455; Tempera colors, gold leaf

Initial I Saint Bernard Disputing Devil Master
Initial I: Saint Bernard Disputing with the Devil; Master of Jean Rolin II (Hand B) (French, active Paris, France last third of 14th century); Paris, France; 1455; Tempera colors, gold paint

Flight Egypt Master Jean Rolin II Hand B French
The Flight into Egypt; Master of Jean Rolin II (Hand B) (French, active Paris, France last third of 14th century); Paris, France; 1455; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf

Saint Francis Bishop Saint Fra Angelico Guido di
Saint Francis and a Bishop Saint; Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro, Fra Giovanni da Fiesole) (Italian, about 1395, 1400 - 1455); late 1420s; Tempera and gold leaf on panel; 52.7 × 23.2 cm (20 3)

Saint Francis Bishop Saint Saint John Baptist
Saint Francis and a Bishop Saint, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Dominic; Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro, Fra Giovanni da Fiesole) (Italian, about 1395)

Initial E David Lifting up Soul God Franco dei
Initial E: David Lifting up His Soul to God; Franco dei Russi (Italian, active about 1453 - 1482); Ferrara, Italy; about 1455 - 1461; Tempera colors, gold leaf

Initial T Isaac Esau Attributed Franco dei Russi
Initial T: Isaac and Esau; Attributed to Franco dei Russi (Italian, active about 1453 - 1482); Ferrara, Italy; about 1455 - 1461; Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 58.1 × 41.5 cm (22 7)

Knights Sword With Double Edged Blade, Spirally Twisted Crosspiece And Forefinger And Thumb Guard, Dated A. D. 1455
Knights Sword With Double Edged Blade, Spirally Twisted Crosspiece And Forefinger And Thumb Guard, Dated A.D. 1455. From The British Army: Its Origins, Progress And Equipment, Published 1868

Don Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Marquis of Santillana (1398-1458
Don Inigo Lopez de Mendoza y de la Vega, Marquis of Santillana (1398-1458). Castilian politician and poet. Portrait from the Altarpiece of Buitrago, ca. 1455 by Jorge Ingles. Spain

VALTURIO, Roberto (1405-1475). De re militari. 1446 - 1455. Military engineering treaty. Project of chariot of war. 1470 edition. Watercolour. ITALY. VENETO. Padua. Capitular Library

CAO, Diogo (ca. 1452 - ca. 1486). Portuguese navigator and explorer discoverer of the river Congo. Oil

Gersdorff, Hans von (1455 - 1529). German surgeon. Amputation of a leg. Woodcut by Hans Wechtlin for the book Feldtbuch der Wundartzney (Field book of surgery), 1517. Renaissance art. Engraving

Juame Huguet (1412-1492). Moses. C. 1455
Juame Huguet (1412-1492). Catalan painter. Compartments from the back of predella with Moses. Tempera on wood. Around 1455. From Monastry church of St. Maria in Ripoll. Episcopal Museum of Vic

Don Inigo Lopez de Mendoza y de la Vega, Marquis of Santillana (1398-1458). Castilian politician and poet. Engraving, 18th century. Colored

Jaume Huguet (14121492). Catalan painter. Moses. 1455. Chur
Jaume Huguet (14121492). Catalan painter. Moses. 1455. Compartment from the predella of the high altarpiece of the Church of Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia

Jacques D etaples
JACQUES LEFEVRE D ETAPLES French churchman, scholar and theologian. Date: 1455 - 1537

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). Descent from the Cross. 1440-1441. ITALY. Florence. St. Marks Convent. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Fresco

BELLINI, Giovanni (1430-1516). Crucifixion. ca. 1455. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Venetian school. Tempera on wood. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Museo Correr. Proc: ITALY. VENETO. VENICE. Venice

Fouquet, Jean (1420-1481). Grandes Chroniques de France (Great Chronicles of France). 1455-1460. Wars of Charlemagne. Edition of Antoine V鲡 rd, 1493. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Barden Towers
The ruins of Barden Towers, in Wharfdale, Yorkshire, England. This great ruined castle was built in 1455 on the site of an earlier hunting lodge of the Cliffords of Skipton. Date: 15th century

Johann Reuchlin
JOHANN REUCHLIN German humanist churchman and theologian with his autograph Date: 1455 - 1522

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Master of the Playing Cards, German (active c. 1430-1455), A Poet Reading, 1430s, engraving on laid paper

Ercole de Roberti, Ginevra Bentivoglio, Italian, c. 1455-1456-1496, c. 1474-1477, tempera on panel

Petrus Christus, Portrait of a Female Donor, Netherlandish, active 1444-1475-1476, c. 1455, oil on panel

Petrus Christus, Portrait of a Male Donor, Netherlandish, active 1444-1475-1476, c. 1455, oil on panel

Attributed to Piero della Francesca, Saint Apollonia, Italian, c. 1416-1417-1492, c. 1455-1460, tempera on panel

Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi, Italian (c. 1395-1455), The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1440-1460, tempera on panel

Ferrarese 15th Century, Madonna and Child with Angels, c. 1455-1470, tempera on panel

Benozzo Gozzoli (Italian, c. 1421 - 1497), A Hound Chasing a Hare, c. 1455, pen and brown ink with traces of red chalk, heightened with white on pink prepared paper

Fra Angelico, The Madonna of Humility, Italian, c. 1395 - 1455, c. 1430, tempera on panel

Darius Marching to the Battle of Issus, workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni, c. 1450 - c. 1455

Initial S: The Conversion of Saint Paul; Attributed to Pisanello, Italian, by 1395 - about 1455, Attributed to the Master of the Antiphonal Q of San Giorgio Maggiore, Italian

Fra Angelico, The Healing of Palladia by Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, Italian, c. 1395-1455, c. 1438-1440, tempera on panel

Benozzo Gozzoli, Saint Ursula with Two Angels and Donor, Italian, c. 1421-1497, c. 1455-1460, tempera on panel

Pisanello, Angel in a Car Drawn by Horses, Italian, c. 1395-1455, c. 1449, bronze--Late cast

Pisanello, Alfonso V of Aragon, 1394-1458, King of Naples and Sicily 1443 [obverse], Italian, c. 1395-1455, 1449, lead

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"1455: A Glimpse into a Transformative Era" Step back in time to the year 1455, where history was being shaped by remarkable individuals and significant events. Explore the artistic brilliance of Fra Angelico's masterpiece, "The Annunciation Altarpiece, " a captivating portrayal of divine beauty. Meanwhile, Vlad Tzepesch emerges as a formidable figure, leaving an indelible mark on history. In this era of spiritual significance, indulge in the power of faith with the Letter of Indulgence from 1455—a testament to religious devotion and forgiveness. Barden Towers stand tall as a symbol of strength amidst turmoil, while Rogier van der Weyden's Portrait of a Lady captures the elegance and grace that defined this period. Enter the world of Don Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Marquis of Santillana—an influential nobleman whose legacy resonates through time. Roberto Valturio's groundbreaking work on military tactics showcases innovation ahead of its time. Hans von Gersdorff takes us beyond artistry into medicine; his expertise as a German surgeon revolutionized healthcare practices. The Knight's Sword from 1455 exemplifies both craftsmanship and warfare prowess—reminding us that even in times marked by conflict like the Wars of Roses, human ingenuity shines through. Immerse yourself in medieval manuscripts such as psalters adorned with historiated initials depicting scenes filled with monks' devotion—a glimpse into their sacred lives. As we reflect upon these fragments from 1455, let us appreciate how they shape our understanding today—inspiring awe for human achievements and reminding us that every moment carries within it stories waiting to be discovered.