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1580 Collection (#2)

In the year 1580, a fascinating tapestry of events unfolded across different corners of the world

Background image1580 Collection: Francoise of Luxembourg, Countess of Gavre, Dame de Fiennes (1495-1557), 1580

Francoise of Luxembourg, Countess of Gavre, Dame de Fiennes (1495-1557), 1580. Private Collection

Background image1580 Collection: Self-Portrait (Young Venetian Woman), c. 1580. Creator: Robusti (La Tintoretta), Marietta

Self-Portrait (Young Venetian Woman), c. 1580. Creator: Robusti (La Tintoretta), Marietta
Self-Portrait (Young Venetian Woman), c. 1580. Found in the Collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Background image1580 Collection: Turkish Earthenware Iznik Jug - Utrecht Silver-gilt mounts

Turkish Earthenware Iznik Jug - Utrecht Silver-gilt mounts (hallmarks of about 1580). Date: 16th century

Background image1580 Collection: Palmerin de Oliva, book of the famous knight Palmerin de Oliva, printed in Toledo

Palmerin de Oliva, book of the famous knight Palmerin de Oliva, printed in Toledo by Pedro Lopez de Haro, 1580

Background image1580 Collection: Renaissance costume

Renaissance costume, from left to right: German townspeople (man and woman) circa 1570, Spanish man circa 1580, French woman circa 1590, Italian woman circa 1590, Hungarian couple, Turkish man

Background image1580 Collection: The Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) by El Greco

The Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio) by El Greco
El Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. The Disrobing of Christ (El Expolio), 1580-1600. Detail. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background image1580 Collection: Zacharias Janssen / W Invt

Zacharias Janssen / W Invt
ZACHARIAS JANSSEN or JANSEN or ZANSZ Dutch spectacle maker who invented the compound microscope

Background image1580 Collection: Disc tear standard bearer shield companion two unidentified coats

Disc tear standard bearer shield companion two unidentified coats
Disc tear with standard bearer as shield companion and two unidentified coats of arms, in the upper picture war train, around 1580, feather in black, kl

Background image1580 Collection: Portrait Eva Truchsess von Rheinfelden 1580 oil

Portrait Eva Truchsess von Rheinfelden 1580 oil
Portrait of Eva Truchsess von Rheinfelden, 1580, oil on canvas, 54 x 42.5 cm, unmarked, but dated at the top right: 1587, Hans Bock d. A. Zabern/Elsass um 1550/52-1624 Basel

Background image1580 Collection: Steven van Dalen born 1586 Portrait died 1586

Steven van Dalen born 1586 Portrait died 1586
Steven van Dalen (born 1586), Portrait of Steven van Dalen (died 1586). Standing, halfway, to the right. On the back the family crest and an inscription. Later copy to an unknown original

Background image1580 Collection: Men Sleeping Room Lighted Arches figures fire

Men Sleeping Room Lighted Arches figures fire
Men Sleeping in a Room with Lighted Arches figures around a fire. Hendrik van Steenwijck (I) (possibly), 1580 - 1630, panel, oil paint (paint), h 10.5 cm × w 16 cm h 14.8 cm × w 19.7 cm × d 2.5 cm

Background image1580 Collection: Allegory Cooperage Coopery man sits barrel jug

Allegory Cooperage Coopery man sits barrel jug
Allegory of the Cooperage, Allegory of Coopery. A man sits behind a barrel with a jug and bread and gestures to a man who stands in front of him and bows. There is a verse around the round show

Background image1580 Collection: Don Juan Austria 1547-87 Governor Netherlands

Don Juan Austria 1547-87 Governor Netherlands
Don Juan of Austria (1547-87). Governor of the Netherlands, Portrait of Don Juan of Austria (1547-87). Governor of the Netherlands. Bust, to the right, facing front, in armor

Background image1580 Collection: Portrait Man Half-Length Turned Right Anonymous Historical Person Portrayed

Portrait Man Half-Length Turned Right Anonymous Historical Person Portrayed
Portrait of a Man, Half-Length, Turned Right, Anonymous Historical Person Portrayed, anonymous, Brescia, 1550 - 1580, canvas, oil paint (paint), painting, h 69 cm × w 56.5 cm d 8 cm

Background image1580 Collection: Christ Adulterous Woman Seated front temple Christ speaks

Christ Adulterous Woman Seated front temple Christ speaks
Christ with the Adulterous Woman, Christ and the Adulterous Woman. Seated in front of the temple, Christ speaks with raised finger to the crowds

Background image1580 Collection: Saint Paul Tarsuss Pavlvs title object Christ

Saint Paul Tarsuss Pavlvs title object Christ
Saint Paul of Tarsus S. Pavlvs (title on object) Christ and the twelve apostles, and Saint Paul (series title), Saint Paul of Tarsus stands, with one foot on a stone

Background image1580 Collection: Saint James Greaters Iacobvs Maior title object

Saint James Greaters Iacobvs Maior title object
Saint James the Greater S. Iacobvs Maior (title on object) Christ and the twelve apostles, and Saint Paul (series title), Saint James the Greater stands between two columns in an architectural frame

Background image1580 Collection: Map coasts Flanders Normandy England Description

Map coasts Flanders Normandy England Description
Map of the coasts of Flanders, Normandy and England Description of the sea Custen van Vlanderen and Picardien (...) (title on object), representation of Last Judgment

Background image1580 Collection: Map coast Norway Sweden MerdAŝy Uddevalla Custe

Map coast Norway Sweden MerdAŝy Uddevalla Custe
Map of the coast of Norway and Sweden between Merdoy and Uddevalla The Custe of Noorweghen, with that lands from north east in its wesenandde form (...) (title on object)

Background image1580 Collection: Last Judgment fresco Michelangelo Sistine Chapel

Last Judgment fresco Michelangelo Sistine Chapel
Last Judgment, The fresco The Last Judgment by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel, Michele Greco (mentioned on object), 1534 - 1609 and/or 1580, paper, etching, h 545 mm × w 414 mm

Background image1580 Collection: Giovanni de Medici beats opponent cavalry battle History

Giovanni de Medici beats opponent cavalry battle History
Giovanni de Medici beats his opponent in a cavalry battle History of Giovanni de Medici (called dalle Bande Nere ) (series title), Giovanni de Medici has just launched opponent knocked off his horse

Background image1580 Collection: Christ garden Gethsemane Christ prays mountain

Christ garden Gethsemane Christ prays mountain
Christ in the garden of Gethsemane, Christ prays on the mountain of olive and an angel appears before him and gives him a chalice. Three disciples who would watch a little further away fell asleep

Background image1580 Collection: fatti nella Turchia di Nicolo de Nicolai del

fatti nella Turchia di Nicolo de Nicolai del
fatti nella Turchia, di Nicolo de Nicolai del Delfinato, signor d Arfeuilla, cameriere, and geografo ordinario del Re di Francia, con diuerse singolarita uiste

Background image1580 Collection: Vanitas Willem Isaacsz van Swanenburg Dutch 1580

Vanitas Willem Isaacsz van Swanenburg Dutch 1580
Vanitas; Willem Isaacsz van Swanenburg (Dutch, 1580 - 1612), After Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564 - 1651); Netherlands; 1611; Engraving; Plate: 26.7 x 19.4 cm (10 1, 2 x 7 5, 8 in.)

Background image1580 Collection: Cabinet Burgundy France 1580 minor additions

Cabinet Burgundy France 1580 minor additions
Cabinet; Burgundy, France; 1580; minor additions in late 1850s; Walnut, oak, paint, and iron; linen-and-silk lining; 307.7 × 153.4 × 57.2 cm (121 1, 8 × 60 3, 8 × 22 1, 2 in.)

Background image1580 Collection: Mercury Johann Gregor van der Schardt Dutch 1530

Mercury Johann Gregor van der Schardt Dutch 1530
Mercury; Johann Gregor van der Schardt (Dutch, about 1530 - 1581); Netherlands; about 1570 - 1580; Bronze; 114.9 × 86.4 × 38.1 cm, 39.9165 kg (45 1, 4 × 34 × 15 in. 88 lb.);

Background image1580 Collection: Study Virgin Kneeling Tanzio da Varallo Italian

Study Virgin Kneeling Tanzio da Varallo Italian
Study for the Virgin Kneeling; Tanzio da Varallo (Italian, about 1575, 1580 - 1632, 1633); Italy; about 1625; Red chalk on pink prepared paper; 31.9 × 24.1 cm (12 9, 16 × 9 1, 2 in.)

Background image1580 Collection: Charity Studies Entablatures recto Frieze Putti

Charity Studies Entablatures recto Frieze Putti
Charity and Studies of Entablatures (recto); Frieze of Putti (verso); Paolo Farinati (Italian, 1524 - 1606); Italy; about 1580; Pen and brown ink, brown wash

Background image1580 Collection: Design Pendant Jewel Attributed Theodor de Bry

Design Pendant Jewel Attributed Theodor de Bry
Design for a Pendant Jewel; Attributed to Theodor de Bry (Flemish, 1528 - 1598); Netherlands; about 1580 - 1590; Pen and black ink and brown wash; 7.4 x 4.8 cm (2 15, 16 x 1 7, 8 in.)

Background image1580 Collection: Nude Studies Bartolomeo Passarotti Italian 1529

Nude Studies Bartolomeo Passarotti Italian 1529
Nude Studies; Bartolomeo Passarotti (Italian, 1529 - 1592); Italy; about 1570 - 1580; Pen and ink; 29.5 x 23.5 cm (11 5, 8 x 9 1, 4 in.)

Background image1580 Collection: Raising Son Widow Naim recto Madonna Child Saints

Raising Son Widow Naim recto Madonna Child Saints
Raising of the Son of the Widow of Naim (recto) Madonna and Child with Saints (verso); Giovanni Battista Naldini (Italian, about 1537 - 1591); Italy; about 1570 - 1580; Pen and iron gall ink

Background image1580 Collection: Good Samaritan Master Egmont Albums Netherlandish

Good Samaritan Master Egmont Albums Netherlandish
The Good Samaritan; Master of the Egmont Albums (Netherlandish ?, active about 1580 - 1590); about 1580 - 1590; Pen and brown ink; 27.3 x 34.9 cm (10 3, 4 x 13 3, 4 in.)

Background image1580 Collection: Angels Bearing Column Passion Friedrich Sustris

Angels Bearing Column Passion Friedrich Sustris
Angels Bearing the Column of the Passion; Friedrich Sustris (Dutch, about 1540 - 1599); Holland; about 1580 - 1590; Pen and dark brown ink and gray wash; 16.7 x 20.6 cm (6 9, 16 x 8 1, 8 in.)

Background image1580 Collection: Crypt Church Two Men Sleeping Hendrick van Steenwijck

Crypt Church Two Men Sleeping Hendrick van Steenwijck
The Crypt of a Church with Two Men Sleeping; Hendrick van Steenwijck the Younger (Flemish, 1580 - 1649); Netherlands; possibly 1625; Pen and dark brown ink, brush with brown wash, graphite

Background image1580 Collection: Arno Fishermen Stradanus Flemish 1523 1605 Netherlands

Arno Fishermen Stradanus Flemish 1523 1605 Netherlands
The Arno with Fishermen; Stradanus (Flemish, 1523 - 1605); Netherlands; between 1580 and 1596; Pen and brown ink, brown and blue wash, and white gouache heightening on gray paper

Background image1580 Collection: Annunciation 1580 Paolo Veronese Italian 1528-1588

Annunciation 1580 Paolo Veronese Italian 1528-1588
The Annunciation, c. 1580. Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528-1588), and Workshop. Oil on canvas; framed: 176 x 159.5 x 9.5 cm (69 5/16 x 62 13/16 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed

Background image1580 Collection: Various Sketches Madonna Child 1580 Paolo Veronese

Various Sketches Madonna Child 1580 Paolo Veronese
Various Sketches of the Madonna and Child, c. 1580. Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528-1588). Pen and brown ink (iron gall) and brush and brown wash; sheet

Background image1580 Collection: The capture of the Cacafuego, the Spanish treasure-ship, by Sir Francis Drake 1579

The capture of the Cacafuego, the Spanish treasure-ship, by Sir Francis Drake 1579 in the vicinity of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Background image1580 Collection: Portrait of Pope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Engraving by Peter

Portrait of Pope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Engraving by Peter
Pope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Born Alessandro Ludovisi. Engraving by Peter Isselburg (1580-ca.1630). Colored

Background image1580 Collection: The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. The fall of Lisbon

The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. The fall of Lisbon. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1507-1582), 3rd Duke of Alba and supreme commander in Portugal in 1580

Background image1580 Collection: Second foundation of Buenos Aires by Juan de Garay

Second foundation of Buenos Aires by Juan de Garay facing the Arbol de la Justicia (Justice Tree), where today is the Plaza de Mayo, on June 11, 1580. By Jose Moreno Carbonell. Realism. Painting

Background image1580 Collection: TALMUD, c1580. Page from the Talmud, with the text of the Mishnah and Gemara in the middle

TALMUD, c1580. Page from the Talmud, with the text of the Mishnah and Gemara in the middle and commentaries surrounding it, that of Rashi on the right: printed at Basel between 1578 and 1580

Background image1580 Collection: PHILIP II of Spain (1527-1598)

PHILIP II of Spain (1527-1598)

Background image1580 Collection: Hieronymus Wolf

Hieronymus Wolf
HIERONYMUS WOLF German humanist Date: 1516 - 1580

Background image1580 Collection: Amsterdam Burger Weeshuis (Orphanage) - Catechism

Amsterdam Burger Weeshuis (Orphanage) - Catechism
Girls studying the catechism at the Burger Weeshuis (orphanage) on Kalverstraat, Amsterdam, opened in 1580

Background image1580 Collection: Amsterdam Burger Weeshuis (Orphanage) - Basketball

Amsterdam Burger Weeshuis (Orphanage) - Basketball
Basketball at the Burger Weeshuis (orphanage) on Kalverstraat, Amsterdam, opened in 1580

Background image1580 Collection: Portrait of Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), ca. 1580

Portrait of Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), ca. 1580
Saint Anthony of Padua (1195-1231). Portuguese friar of the Franciscan Order. Portrait by El Greco (1541-1614), ca. 1580. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background image1580 Collection: La Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1580 by Torqu

La Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1580 by Torqu
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. La Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1580. Engraving




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In the year 1580, a fascinating tapestry of events unfolded across different corners of the world. English admiral Sir Francis Drake, renowned for his daring voyages and exploration, was in the midst of his illustrious career. Meanwhile, George Calvert, later known as Lord Baltimore, began to make his mark on history. Queen Elizabeth I herself appeared in artwork wielding a crossbow - a symbol of her strength and power during this era. Not far away from England's shores, Wollaton Hall and Park stood proudly in Nottinghamshire - an architectural marvel signed and dated in 1580. Across Europe, significant developments were taking place. The Portuguese poet Luis Vaz de Camoes left behind his poetic legacy before passing away that year. In Hungary, anime armor inspired by Hungarian traditions emerged as a testament to their rich cultural heritage. Delving into ancient history reveals stunning Mycenaean art from Greece - including a funerary mask crafted meticulously with gold foil embossing. As we journeyed further back in time to ancient Greece itself, Achaia, Thebes, and Athens thrived with intellectual pursuits and artistic achievements. The Roman provinces of Pannonia and Illyrica bordered the Persian Gulf at this time when trade routes connected diverse civilizations together. Amidst all these historical moments lies William Herbert, the 3rd Earl Pembroke who played an influential role within Elizabethan society. The year 1580 serves as a window into various aspects of human civilization: exploration through Admiral Drake's adventures; political ambitions embodied by George Calvert; artistic expressions captured through Queen Elizabeth I's portrayal; architectural wonders like Wollaton Hall; literary contributions from poets like Camoes; cultural preservation exemplified by Hungarian armor; archaeological treasures such as Mycenaean masks; intellectual flourishing seen in Greek cities; global connections maintained via trade routes around the Persian Gulf.