medieval

Photo by <n>Yves Bottineau</n> from the publication <n>Portugal</n>, 1957.

Detail from <n>The Virgin and Child</n> (1430) by <n>Fra Angelico</n>.

A field of colorful medieval-style tents, including a <n>Medieval Round Tent</n> by <n>Royal Tents</n>.

The interior of <n>Maria Laach Abbey</n> in Germany, an example of 11th-12th century Romanesque architecture.

Milanese armor crafted by <n>Pompeo della Chiesa</n> around 1590.

A detail from <n>René Antoine Houasse</n>'s painting <n>Apollo and Daphne</n>, 1677.

<n>Monestir Sant Pere</n> in Girona, Spain, by <n>Lapeña-Torres Arquitectos</n>. Photo by <n>Lourdes Jansana Ferrer</n>.

<n>Husn al Ghuwayzi</n> fortress in Mukalla, Yemen, built in 1884. Photo by <n>Michael Asher</n>.

A 16th-century <n>breastplate from a man-at-arms' harness</n>.

French <n>Miniature Italian-Style Armor for Man and Horse</n>, ca. 1890–1900. Bequest of <n>William H. Riggs</n>.

Armor for man and horse made in 1549 by armorer <n>Kunz Lochner</n> for <n>Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol</n>.

An illumination of chickpeas from the <n>Tacuinum Sanitatis in Medicina</n> by an Italian miniaturist, c. 1390.

<n>Death's Head Armet</n>, created by <n>Konrad Seusenhofer</n> in 1511 for <n>Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor</n>.

The <n>“Wayward Knight” sugarloaf helmet</n> from the <n>“Wayward Knight” collection</n> by <n>Armstreet</n>.

<n>Elements of an Italian Light-Cavalry Armor alla Tedesca</n>, made in Milan, ca. 1510.

Actor <n>Finn Jones</n> as <n>Loras Tyrell</n> in the television series <n>Game of Thrones</n>.

A 14th-century illustration of a <n>Blemmye</n> from the <n>Luttrell Psalter</n>.

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A detail from <n>The Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate</n> (1480) by <n>Sandro Botticelli</n>.

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Dracula's armor, designed by <n>Eiko Ishioka</n> for the 1992 film <n>Bram Stoker's Dracula</n>.

<n>Mujeres de Vejer de la Frontera</n>, 1916. Photo by <n>José Ortiz Echagüe</n>.

A detail from <n>The Lady and the Unicorn</n> tapestry series, woven around 1500.

The Gothic interior of the <n>Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha</n> in Coimbra, Portugal.

<n>The Confrontation</n>, a 2009 photograph by <n>Passionatte</n>.

A 15th-century <n>illuminated manuscript</n> from the <n>Chronicle of Girart de Roussillon</n>.

A detail from the <n>Cestello Annunciation</n> (1489) by <n>Sandro Botticelli</n>.

<n>Madonna and Child</n> (1907-1908), a painting by <n>Marianne Stokes</n>.

A 16th-century <n>Burgonet helmet</n> attributed to armourer <n>Filippo Negroli</n>, made in Milan c. 1540-45.

Plate armor photographed by <n>Andreas Groll</n> in 1857.

Italian infantry harness with pyramidal studs, c. 1515. Housed at the <n>Museo Nazionale del Bargello</n>.

German <n>Kastenbrust</n>-style <n>Breastplate</n>, ca. 1480-90. Photo by <n>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</n>.