5th 5th 5th V Vth Th Century Collection (#4)

The last fight of the gladiators (litho)
979533 The last fight of the gladiators (litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last fight of the gladiators)

Clovis, first King of the Franks, c. 466~511. 1796 (engraving)
7233753 Clovis, first King of the Franks, c. 466~511. 1796 (engraving) by Austrian School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clovis (c)

Clovis I
3783141 Clovis I; (add.info.: Clovis I. The first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler: also the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul (France). 465-511

Gregoire de Tours
3783139 Gregoire de Tours; (add.info.: Saint Gregory of Tours. Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours. c.539-593. Engraving by Dequevauviller, c.1844. Plutarque Francais: Moyen Age, Vol 1)

The bag of Rome (Italy), in 410, taken from the city and looted by the Visigoths led by Alaric (370-410)
ELD4886729 The bag of Rome (Italy), in 410, taken from the city and looted by the Visigoths led by Alaric (370-410) (Sack of Rome by the Visigoths led by Alaric I in 410)

The Byzantine Emperor Zenon (425-491) returned to Constantinople had the usurper Flavius Basiliscus (Basilisk)
ELD4886530 The Byzantine Emperor Zenon (425-491) returned to Constantinople had the usurper Flavius Basiliscus (Basilisk) locked up with his family, 477 (dead of Basiliscus enclosed in a dry cistern)

The young Odoacre (ca. 433-493) receiving the blessing of Severin, Apotre de Norique, ca
ELD4884017 The young Odoacre (ca. 433-493) receiving the blessing of Severin, Apotre de Norique, ca. 470 (Odoacer meets the monk Severinus of Noricum who learns him that he would one day become)

Landing of Hengest and Horsa, figures of Anglo-Saxon legend, which records the two as the Germanic brothers who led
ELD4882343 Landing of Hengest and Horsa, figures of Anglo-Saxon legend, which records the two as the Germanic brothers who led the Angle, Saxon

The death of the king of the huns Attila (395-453) during his sleep on his wedding night with the germaine Ildico
ELD4886563 The death of the king of the huns Attila (395-453) during his sleep on his wedding night with the germaine Ildico, 453 (Death of Attila, ruler of the huns on his wedding night)

Barbarian Invasion: " The king of the huns Attila (406-453) apprehended to sieger the city of Aquilee in Italy
ELD4886247 Barbarian Invasion: " The king of the huns Attila (406-453) apprehended to sieger the city of Aquilee in Italy watches with his soldiers

Portrait of Hypatia of Alexandria (370-415) mathematician and philosopher after a painting by Alfred Seifert (1850-1901)
ELD4866587 Portrait of Hypatia of Alexandria (370-415) mathematician and philosopher after a painting by Alfred Seifert (1850-1901) (Alexandrine Greek Neoplatonist philosopher Hypatia)

Barbarian invasions, bag of Rome: " The king of the Visigoths Alaric I (370-410)
ELD4849613 Barbarian invasions, bag of Rome: " The king of the Visigoths Alaric I (370-410) receives the representatives of the city of Rome who came to bargain at the time of the capture of

The baptism of Clovis (496) by Saint Remi, 1896 (illustration)
7304513 The baptism of Clovis (496) by Saint Remi, 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jewelled disc brooch, 400-1066 (garnet, gold, niello, silver, gilded, nielloed)
7310015 Jewelled disc brooch, 400-1066 (garnet, gold, niello, silver, gilded, nielloed) by Anglo-Saxon; 4.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Battle of Tolbiac (conversion of Clovis), 19th century (illustration)
1790247 Battle of Tolbiac (conversion of Clovis), 19th century (illustration) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858) (after); (add.info)

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, born around 480/485, a late Roman scholar, politician
7277953 Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, born around 480/485, a late Roman scholar, politician by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Galla Placida and her son Valentinian III. Aelia Galla Placidia, 388, 27 November 450
7278908 Galla Placida and her son Valentinian III. Aelia Galla Placidia, 388, 27 November 450 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aelia Galla Placidia was a daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I
7278699 Aelia Galla Placidia was a daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Flavius Aetius, c. 390, 22 September 454
7278905 Flavius Aetius, c. 390, 22 September 454 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flavius Aetius, c)

Portrait of Queen Clotilde
LSE4104722 Portrait of Queen Clotilde by French School, (17th century) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Portrait of Queen Clotilde); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Fleeing Romans under attack by Germans (engraving)
3647144 Fleeing Romans under attack by Germans (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleeing Romans under attack by Germans)

Illustration of Malatesta (1870-1920) in Le Pelerin, 1896-7-26 - Clovis at the Battle of Tolbiac (496)
ICA4922051 Illustration of Malatesta (1870-1920) in Le Pelerin, 1896-7-26 - Clovis at the Battle of Tolbiac (496) - Religion Faith, Tolbiac, Christian roots of France

The coming of the Vandals to Spain
6116544 The coming of the Vandals to Spain by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: The coming of the Vandals to Spain in the early 5th century)

Representation of the city of God (celeste) and the city of men (earthly) Miniature taken from "De civitate
JLJ4648316 Representation of the city of God (celeste) and the city of men (earthly) Miniature taken from " De civitate dei" (The city of God) by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430)

Sac de Rome en 455 : Genseric (ou Geiseric) (vers 399-477) et les Vandales envahissent Rome
FIA5370198 Sac de Rome en 455 : Genseric (ou Geiseric) (vers 399-477) et les Vandales envahissent Rome (Geiseric the Lame invades Rome). Ils pillent la ville et emporte la Menorah

Attila (395-453) chief of the Huns tribe, followed by his barbarian hordes crowded Italy in 452 Fresco by Eugene
JLJ4676840 Attila (395-453) chief of the Huns tribe, followed by his barbarian hordes crowded Italy in 452 Fresco by Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)

Representation of Attila (395-453) king of the tribe of the Huns Detail of a fresco by Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
JLJ4676839 Representation of Attila (395-453) king of the tribe of the Huns Detail of a fresco by Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)

Diptych with a lion hunting scene (ivory)
BAL165710 Diptych with a lion hunting scene (ivory) by Byzantine, (5th century); 33x10.5 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Saint Paul Detail. Mosaic of the dome of the Baptistere of the Arians (Battistero degli Ariani). 5th century. Ravenna
LRI4673971 Saint Paul Detail. Mosaic of the dome of the Baptistere of the Arians (Battistero degli Ariani). 5th century. Ravenna

Attila (ca. 406-453), king of the Huns, ransacking the city during the siege of Aquilee (Aquileia) in Italy
ELD4849645 Attila (ca. 406-453), king of the Huns, ransacking the city during the siege of Aquilee (Aquileia) in Italy, 18/07/452 (Attila the hun devastating the city of Aquileia)

Saint Germain, Bishop of Paris, c. 496. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard
FLO4673272 Saint Germain, Bishop of Paris, c. 496. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from " French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days, " Massard, Mifliez

Childebert I, King of Paris, 496-558. He wears a gold diadem enriched with gemstones, tunic with gold collar
FLO4673223 Childebert I, King of Paris, 496-558. He wears a gold diadem enriched with gemstones, tunic with gold collar, cape fastened with laces, long belt

Clotilde, Queen of the Franks, 475-543. She wears a fine chainmail dress, a veil that falls to the knee, a fine tunic
FLO4673214 Clotilde, Queen of the Franks, 475-543. She wears a fine chainmail dress, a veil that falls to the knee, a fine tunic, and cape tied at the breast with a lace

Statue of Sainte Genevieve (423-502), French Catholic saint, patron saint of the city of Paris
YOU4418731 Statue of Sainte Genevieve (423-502), French Catholic saint, patron saint of the city of Paris, Marble sculpture by Michel Louis Victor Mercier (1810-1894)

Clovis I, King of the Franks, 466-511. He wears a gold diadem enriched with gemstones
FLO4673220 Clovis I, King of the Franks, 466-511. He wears a gold diadem enriched with gemstones, and consular symbols received from Anastasius I at Tours

Chlothar I, King of the Franks, King of Soissons, Merovingian dynasty, 497-562
FLO4673239 Chlothar I, King of the Franks, King of Soissons, Merovingian dynasty, 497-562. He wears a crown, a long cape over two tunics of different lengths, and holds a bizarre mace

Attila the Hun (coloured engraving)
1731251 Attila the Hun (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Attila (fl.ÔÇëc.ÔÇë406-453), frequently called Attila the Hun

View of the Abbey St Genevieve in Paris, 1889 (engraving)
ELD4834146 View of the Abbey St Genevieve in Paris, 1889 (engraving) by Demoulin, Gustave (fl.1889); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tomb of Clovis I (c)
6338844 Tomb of Clovis I (c by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Tomb of Clovis I (c.466-511), first king of the Franks, Basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris. In crown and chlamys (cloak). Clovis 1er

Sword, scabbard, signet ring, buckle and other objects found in the tomb of Childeric I (c)
6338839 Sword, scabbard, signet ring, buckle and other objects found in the tomb of Childeric I (c by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Sword, scabbard, signet ring)

Statue of Clotilde (c)
6338835 Statue of Clotilde (c by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Statue of Clotilde (c.474-545), Saint Clotilde, wife of Clovis I, first queen of the Franks

Clovis I, King of the Francs (466-511) and his wife Clothilde (Saint Clothilde) (475-545)
XEE4148790 Clovis I, King of the Francs (466-511) and his wife Clothilde (Saint Clothilde) (475-545) - Illustration of 1896 by MALATESTA (MALTESTE Henri Theodore) (1870-1920)

Illustration of Malatesta (1870-1920) in Le Pelerin, 1896-4-5 - 14th centenary of France Bapteme of Clovis a Reims 496
ICA4921638 Illustration of Malatesta (1870-1920) in Le Pelerin, 1896-4-5 - 14th centenary of France Bapteme of Clovis a Reims 496 Commemorative Feasts 1896 - Religion Faith, Reims, Commemorations

Merovee, ALPHABET OF THE HISTORY OF FRANCE, circa 1830 (engraving)
7206872 Merovee, ALPHABET OF THE HISTORY OF FRANCE, circa 1830 (engraving) by Hocquart, Edouard (1789-1870); 34, 5x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: M: Merowe (Merovee) (c)

Baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, Reims, Christmas Day, 496 (engraving)
7147844 Baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, Reims, Christmas Day, 496 (engraving) by Zick, Alexander (1845-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, Reims)

Clovis (465-511) and the Frankish warrior who broke the Vase of Soissons in 486 - Merovingiens
XEE4148797 Clovis (465-511) and the Frankish warrior who broke the Vase of Soissons in 486 - Merovingiens: Clovis 1er shooting down the soldier who had broken the Vase of Soissons

Desperation of Clovis I (ca. 466-511), King of the Francs before Clodomir dying - illustration of 1896 by MALATESTA
XEE4148780 Desperation of Clovis I (ca. 466-511), King of the Francs before Clodomir dying - illustration of 1896 by MALATESTA (MALTESTE Henri Theodore) (1870-1920) by Malatesta or Malteste

History of Gaul: the chief of the Francs Clovis 1er (v. 466 - 511), doors by the soldiers on a shield
XEE4170738 History of Gaul: the chief of the Francs Clovis 1er (v. 466 - 511), doors by the soldiers on a shield. in " Histoire de France learned by image and direct observation

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"Exploring the Richness of the 5th Century: From Art to History" Step back in time to the fascinating 5th century, a period marked by significant events and artistic masterpieces. Delve into this captivating era through various hints that unveil its allure. One such hint is the Consular diptych of Boethius, an exquisite ivory relief dating back to 487. This intricate artwork offers a glimpse into the craftsmanship and artistic prowess of the time. Turning our attention to literature, we find ourselves captivated by a page from the gospel of Saint Luke. Hailing from a Greek codex of the 5th century, this sacred text showcases both religious devotion and scholarly dedication. Moving on to historical events, we encounter an awe-inspiring painting depicting The baptism of Clovis I in Reims by Saint Remi on December 25th, either in 496 or 499. This oil-on-panel masterpiece transports us to that pivotal moment when Christianity took root in France. The enigmatic figure of Attila, King of the Huns (395-453), also emerges as a key player during this epoch. A drawing from "I misteri del vaticano" reveals his fierce countenance while another portrays his meeting with Pope Saint Leon I (440-461). Witnessing their encounter sheds light on diplomacy amidst chaos as Pope Leon successfully convinces Attila not to invade Italy. Notable personalities continue to emerge as we observe portraits like that of Huneric (died 484), King of Vandals - known for his controversial reign - and Pope Leo I (440-461), aptly named "the Great. " These depictions offer glimpses into power dynamics and leadership during this tumultuous period. A tale steeped in legend takes us further back in time: refugees fleeing from Attila's hordes are said to have laid down Venice's foundations during the 5th century.