16eme Siecle Collection

Portrait of Statue of Cosimo I de Medici, 16th century (marble)
BEN5476156 Portrait of Statue of Cosimo I de Medici, 16th century (marble); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Cosimo I, 1519-1574)

The poem of Sainte Ines (print)
AIS5391944 The poem of Sainte Ines (print); Biblioteca Universidad, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: Pages taken from the book "Romancero Espiritual" (spiritual romancero)

Renaissance architecture: view of the ceiling of the circular chapel, frescoes by Federico Zuccari (1542-1609)
BEN5467132 Renaissance architecture: view of the ceiling of the circular chapel, frescoes by Federico Zuccari (1542-1609) between 1566 and 1569

Joan of Arc on horseback brandishing a sword (engraving)
8723996 Joan of Arc on horseback brandishing a sword (engraving) by Spanish School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The maiden on horseback)

The Roman goddess (Opi) Ops. Marble sculpture by Bartolomeo Ammannati or Ammanati (1511-1592)
BEN5469890 The Roman goddess (Opi) Ops. Marble sculpture by Bartolomeo Ammannati or Ammanati (1511-1592). Bargello Museum, Florence. by Ammannati, Bartolomeo (1511-92); Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Pan. Sculpture representing Pan, a centaur playing the flute, god of nature in Greek mythology
BEN5468311 Pan. Sculpture representing Pan, a centaur playing the flute, god of nature in Greek mythology. Directed by Niccolo Pericoli Tribolo II (1500-1550), 1549. Bargello Museum, Florence

Entry of Duke Ferdinand Alvare of Toledo or Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1508-1582)
BEN5464314 Entry of Duke Ferdinand Alvare of Toledo or Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1508-1582), 3rd Duke of Alba de Tormes, in Brussels on 08/08/1567 with the Spanish army

The capture of Raab by Adolf Schwarzenberg on 28/03/1598. 1653 Print by Franz Hogenberg (1535-1590)
BEN5464282 The capture of Raab by Adolf Schwarzenberg on 28/03/1598. 1653 Print by Franz Hogenberg (1535-1590) Cabinet des Estampes, B.N, Paris

Lo spellato (The bark) Bronze sculpture by Ludovico Cardi called Le Cigoli (1559-1613) Florence
BEN5479689 Lo spellato (The bark) Bronze sculpture by Ludovico Cardi called Le Cigoli (1559-1613) Florence. Museo Nazionale del Bargello by Cardi, Ludovico (1559-1613) ; Museo Nazionale del Bargello

Florence's victory over Pisa. Allegory and personification of the powerful cities of Tuscany in the Italian
BEN5476947 Florence's victory over Pisa. Allegory and personification of the powerful cities of Tuscany in the Italian Mannerist style

View of the city of Innsbruck, Austria. View of the cities of the Habsburg Empire
BEN5473954 View of the city of Innsbruck, Austria. View of the cities of the Habsburg Empire. Fresco of the Michelozzo Court at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence

Tomb of Henry II and Catherine de Medici. Bronze statue with the effigy of Queen Catherine de Medici
BEN5481313 Tomb of Henry II and Catherine de Medici. Bronze statue with the effigy of Queen Catherine de Medici (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589) overlooking the tomb, 1560-1570

Lo spellato (The bark) Bronze sculpture by Ludovico Cardi called Le Cigoli (1559-1613) Florence
BEN5479860 Lo spellato (The bark) Bronze sculpture by Ludovico Cardi called Le Cigoli (1559-1613) Florence. Museo Nazionale del Bargello by Cardi, Ludovico (1559-1613) ; Museo Nazionale del Bargello

Velvet fabric. Florentine manufacture. 16th century Palazzo del Bargello, Florence
BEN5479581 Velvet fabric. Florentine manufacture. 16th century Palazzo del Bargello, Florence; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle Chapel, Notre Dame de Bayeux Cathedral
7134901 Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle Chapel, Notre Dame de Bayeux Cathedral; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux Notre-Dame-of-Good News Chapel late 16th century)

Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle Chapel, Notre Dame de Bayeux Cathedral
7134897 Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle Chapel, Notre Dame de Bayeux Cathedral; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux Notre-Dame-of-Good News Chapel late 16th century)

The Episcopal Palace (11th on the left, 16th on the right), Bayeux
7134866 The Episcopal Palace (11th on the left, 16th on the right), Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: St Vincent Cathedral of Bayeux the episcopal palace (11th on the left)

Virgin on the throne between Saint Jerome and San Sebastian. 1506. Painting by Francesco Ferrari Bianchi. St
VEN5028437 Virgin on the throne between Saint Jerome and San Sebastian. 1506. Painting by Francesco Ferrari Bianchi. St. Peter

Chapel of Monsignor Canossa 1786, Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux
7134893 Chapel of Monsignor Canossa 1786, Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux MSG Canossa Chapel 1786 located in the episcopal)

Baldassarre Peruzzi (1481 - 1536): Scenography project for a theatrical representation
GIM5037872 Baldassarre Peruzzi (1481 - 1536): Scenography project for a theatrical representation, the scene reproduces the palaces and ruins of a city of ancient Rome; (add.info)

Michelangelo Buonarroti dit Michel Ange (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475-1564)
GIM5037968 Michelangelo Buonarroti dit Michel Ange (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475-1564): Studies for the staircase project of the Medica Laurenziana Library in Florence.; (add.info)

Portrait of Francesco Mario Grapaldi (1465-1515), Italian poet and philosopher. Ambidextrous writing position
JEB4825989 Portrait of Francesco Mario Grapaldi (1465-1515), Italian poet and philosopher. Ambidextrous writing position.; Bibliotheque Mejanes, Aix-en-Provence, France; © Jean Bernard

Portrait of the King of France Henry III (1551-1589) (King of France Henry III)
ELD4920472 Portrait of the King of France Henry III (1551-1589) (King of France Henry III) Engraving 19th century Private collection; (add.info)

COSA, Juan de la (1460-1510). Cartographer. Chart by Juan de la Cosa (1500). SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)
CUL4877189 COSA, Juan de la (1460-1510). Cartographer. Chart by Juan de la Cosa (1500). SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum; (add.info.: COSA, Juan de la (1460-1510)

Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes
JEB4934509 Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Musician of the Andouillicc Armee - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois
JEB4934941 Musician of the Andouillicc Armee - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Niphlaseth - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4934914 Niphlaseth - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel) - Private collection; (add.info)

Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes
JEB4934792 Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Panurge or Cardinal of Lorraine (John III of Lorraine or Guise, 1498-1550)
JEB4934535 Panurge or Cardinal of Lorraine (John III of Lorraine or Guise, 1498-1550) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes
JEB4935552 Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

An eveque gives the scholarship of luck to the nuns of the Tuscan order of "Zitelle"
VEN5028167 An eveque gives the scholarship of luck to the nuns of the Tuscan order of "Zitelle" (literally old poor girls) in the Church of Santa Maria della Steccata

View of the Rocca Borgesca or Rocca dei Borgia (castle) built under Cesare Borgia (1475-1507)
VEN5027636 View of the Rocca Borgesca or Rocca dei Borgia (castle) built under Cesare Borgia (1475-1507) from a drawing by Ludovico Clodio

Portrait of King James I (1566-1625), King of England and Scotland (Jacques Stuart, Jacques I of England)
FLO4669828 Portrait of King James I (1566-1625), King of England and Scotland (Jacques Stuart, Jacques I of England), in ermine cloak and lace ruff. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Everlasting pea, Lathyrus latifolius, and broad bean. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668795 Everlasting pea, Lathyrus latifolius, and broad bean. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, and small bean variety. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668780 Common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, and small bean variety. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Hypecoum procumbens and swineweed, Coronopus squamatus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668751 Hypecoum procumbens and swineweed, Coronopus squamatus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Wood ragwort, Senecio ovatus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's
FLO4668614 Wood ragwort, Senecio ovatus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Common twayblade orchid, Neottia ovata. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam
FLO4668588 Common twayblade orchid, Neottia ovata. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, and broom, Genista tridentata (Chamaespartium)
FLO4668550 Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, and broom, Genista tridentata (Chamaespartium). Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch

Wild rue, Ruta sylvestris, and St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a
FLO4667633 Wild rue, Ruta sylvestris, and St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Chard, Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam
FLO4668310 Chard, Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Dame's violet varieties, Hesperis matronalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668240 Dame's violet varieties, Hesperis matronalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Watercress, Nasturtium officinale, and pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667517 Watercress, Nasturtium officinale, and pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Common cudweed, Filago vulgaris, and rush, Juncus conglomeratus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4668174 Common cudweed, Filago vulgaris, and rush, Juncus conglomeratus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Lesser calamint, Calamintha nepeta, and yellow calamint, Calamintha lutea
FLO4667468 Lesser calamint, Calamintha nepeta, and yellow calamint, Calamintha lutea. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Ragged Robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, and black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum
FLO4668137 Ragged Robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, and black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Common knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam
FLO4668097 Common knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Sweet clover species, Melilotus officinalis, and tuberous hawkbit. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4667398 Sweet clover species, Melilotus officinalis, and tuberous hawkbit. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

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The 16th century, also known as the Renaissance period, was a time of great cultural and artistic transformation in Europe. It was an era marked by significant advancements in science, art, and religion. In Florence, Italy, lies the Basilica of Santa Croce where Galileo Galilei's tomb can be found. This renowned scientist revolutionized our understanding of the universe with his astronomical discoveries. In Toulouse, France stands the Marmouset fountain on Place Saint-Etienne. Created in bronze in 1593, this sculpture depicts a mischievous monkey holding a fruit. The vibrant colors and intricate details showcase the talent of Flemish painters during this period. Religion played a central role during the 16th century with references to biblical figures such as Jesus Christ and characters from the Bible appearing frequently in artwork. Artists captured landscapes adorned with fruits like cherries, oranges, pears, grapes - symbols of abundance and fertility. Historical events are also depicted through illustrations from that time. One shows Francis I after his capture at the Battle of Pavia in 1525; another portrays Michel Servet being burned alive by order of Calvin for his controversial beliefs. Even everyday life is represented through images like Henri IV discussing prices with a merchant or an auction sale scene featuring criers blowing trumpets to attract buyers' attention. Sculptures honor influential figures like Benvenuto Cellini - sculptor favored by Francois I and Cosimo I - Michaelangelo - renowned painter and architect who left an indelible mark on Italian Renaissance art - and Niccolo Machiavelli whose political philosophy shaped modern governance systems. The 16th century was truly a remarkable period filled with innovation across various fields including artistry, scientific exploration, religious devotion, and political thought which continue to inspire us today.