14th Century Collection (#10)

Noah's drunkenness (low relief)
BEN5471501 Noah's drunkenness (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Noah's drunkenness)

Portrait of Etienne Marcel (Engraving, 1840)
5914069 Portrait of Etienne Marcel (Engraving, 1840); (add.info.: Portrait of Etienne Marcel (1310-1358) provost of the merchants of Paris - engraving from "Histoire de France d'Anquetil et

Credenza furniture C. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?)
6262249 Credenza furniture C. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?).; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut)

Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail
6262240 Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail.; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines)

Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail
6262238 Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail.; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines)

Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?)
6262227 Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?).; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut)

Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail
6262220 Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail.; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines)

Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail
6262218 Credenza furniture B. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail.; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines)

Credenza furniture A. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?)
6262207 Credenza furniture A. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?).; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut)

Credenza furniture A. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail
6262202 Credenza furniture A. Dining room sideboard cupboard. 14th century (?). Detail.; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines)

Crossbow. Wood with ivory decoration. 14th century (?)
6261514 Crossbow. Wood with ivory decoration. 14th century (?).; Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut, Belgium; (add.info.: Hopital Notre Dame a la Rose, Lessines, Hainaut)

Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. Romanesque. 14th century
6271554 Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. Romanesque. 14th century.; (add.info.: Creator: Arnau Cadell Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or, Santpedor)

Prince Henry the Navigator
6266274 Prince Henry the Navigator; (add.info.: Infante D. Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, aka Prince Henry the Navigator, 1394-1460. Son of King Jo£o of Portugal)

Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912632 Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391. In suit of armour with chainmail camail attached to helmet)

French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912609 French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century)

Mother of God and child, 1378 (watercolour on parchment)
FIA5634142 Mother of God and child, 1378 (watercolour on parchment); Matenadaran, Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan

The Resurrection, 1356 (watercolour on parchment)
FIA5634130 The Resurrection, 1356 (watercolour on parchment); Matenadaran, Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan

Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
7125755 Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume; (add.info.: Basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. Interior of the basilica)

Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
7125753 Interior of the basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume; (add.info.: Basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. Interior of the basilica)

External view of castelvecchio. Verona
7127295 External view of castelvecchio. Verona; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: External view of castelvecchio (old castle) 14th-century, Scaliger fortress

External view of castelvecchio. Verona
7127294 External view of castelvecchio. Verona; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: External view of castelvecchio (old castle) 14th-century, Scaliger fortress

equestrian statue Of Cangrande I from the Scala family tombs
7127281 equestrian statue Of Cangrande I from the Scala family tombs; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: Original equestrian statue Of Cangrande I from the Scala family tombs)

Courtyard by the Clock Tower of Castelvecchio. Verona
7127249 Courtyard by the Clock Tower of Castelvecchio. Verona; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: Courtyard with fountain near the Clock Tower of Castelvecchio (old castle), 14th-century

Battlements, Castelvecchio. Verona
7127245 Battlements, Castelvecchio. Verona; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: Battlements, Castelvecchio, 14th-century Scaliger fortress, Verona (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2000), Veneto

Tower of Castelvecchio. Verona
7127243 Tower of Castelvecchio. Verona; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: Tower of Castelvecchio (old castle), 14th-century, Scaliger fortress, Verona (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2000)

Scaliger bridge and Castel Vecchio. Verona
7127237 Scaliger bridge and Castel Vecchio. Verona; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: Castelvecchio Bridge, 1354-1356, on the Adige river)

Castelvecchio Bridge. Verona
7127233 Castelvecchio Bridge. Verona; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: Detail of the Castelvecchio Bridge, 1354-1356, on the Adige river)

Castelvecchio Bridge. Verona
7127221 Castelvecchio Bridge. Verona; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: Castelvecchio Bridge, 1354-1356, on the Adige river)

Castelvecchio Bridge. Verona
7127212 Castelvecchio Bridge. Verona; Castel Vecchio, Verona, Italy; (add.info.: Castelvecchio Bridge, 1354-1356, on the Adige river)

The castle (Chateau d'Angers). The museum of tapestries. The tapestry (La Tenture de l'Apocalypse)
7207366 The castle (Chateau d'Angers). The museum of tapestries. The tapestry (La Tenture de l'Apocalypse). Cartons of the painter Hennequin de Bruges, atelier Nicolas Bataille. First piece

The castle (Chateau d'Angers). The museum of tapestries. The tapestry (La Tenture de l'Apocalypse)
7207364 The castle (Chateau d'Angers). The museum of tapestries. The tapestry (La Tenture de l'Apocalypse). Cartons of the painter Hennequin de Bruges, atelier Nicolas Bataille. First piece

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209623 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209613 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209606 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209599 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209598 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209596 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209591 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209577 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209574 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209572 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209571 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy

Batalha Monastery, Portugal (photo)
6436157 Batalha Monastery, Portugal (photo); Batalha, Portugal; (add.info.: Batalha, Leiria District, Portugal. Mosteiro da Batalha. Batalha Monastery. Claustro Real. The Royal Cloister)

Exterior detail. St Stephen's Cathedral in Metz, 12th-15th Century (photo)
6435649 Exterior detail. St Stephen's Cathedral in Metz, 12th-15th Century (photo); Cathedral of St. Etienne, Metz, France; © Pascal Lemaitre. All rights reserved 2024

Levanto church. Passion of Christ. Way of cross. Jesus takes up his Cross. Stain glass window. Ridarolo. Italy
7137035 Levanto church. Passion of Christ. Way of cross. Jesus takes up his Cross. Stain glass window. Ridarolo. Italy.; Levanto, Liguria, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Levanto church. Passion of Christ. Way of cross. Jesus meets his Mother. Stain glass window. Ridarolo. Italy
7137034 Levanto church. Passion of Christ. Way of cross. Jesus meets his Mother. Stain glass window. Ridarolo. Italy.; Levanto, Liguria, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

St. Martin's cathedral, Lucca, Italy. 12th-14th century
7264846 St. Martin's cathedral, Lucca, Italy. 12th-14th century; San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy; (add.info.: Duomo San Martino. St. Martin's cathedral)

100 Years War: Archers and Knights at the Battle of Crecy, France in 1346. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4835262 100 Years War: Archers and Knights at the Battle of Crecy, France in 1346. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: 100 Years War: Archers and Knights at the Battle of Crecy)

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The 14th century was a time of great exploration and artistic innovation. As Marco Polo embarked on his journey from Venice, the world awaited the discoveries he would make in far-off lands. The Catalan Atlas, created during this period, provided a glimpse into the medieval kingdoms of Spain and Portugal. Meanwhile, in Asia, Phra Mae Thorani's twisting hair unleashed torrents of water, symbolizing the power and unpredictability of nature. This tumultuous scene mirrored the changing political landscape as Angevin kings held territories both in France and Britain. In Europe, artists like Sandro Botticelli captured the essence of springtime in their paintings such as "Primavera. " These masterpieces transported viewers to idyllic landscapes filled with vibrant colors and blooming flowers. Closer to home in England's Derbyshire county stood the iconic Crooked Spire Church overlooking a charming town. Its unique architecture served as a reminder of centuries-old traditions that endured through time. Literature also flourished during this era with tales like "Gawain and the Green Knight" captivating audiences. Sir Gawain faced temptation from Lady Bercilak but ultimately triumphed by beheading his adversary—a testament to chivalry and honor prevailing over darkness. Even religious texts were beautifully illustrated during this period; an exquisite manuscript leaf depicting Nehemias' book showcased French craftsmanship at its finest. As we reflect on these diverse aspects of 14th-century life—exploration, artistry, literature—we gain insight into a world that laid foundations for our modern society while cherishing its rich cultural heritage.