Inspiring Art Late Middle Ages

I quite like the last picture. Sheep, pig, cat and chickens and a happy family.

Im curious two of those images have a ghostly looking carriage and Pegasus like animal?

You know more about that?

Yes.

Above you can see Apollo or Helios through the sky on his cart.

nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breviarium-Grimani (in Dutch!!)

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The pictures are really good.

March

Perfect for KCD!!!

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Simon Bening 1483-1561

Januar

(no Februar)
March

Amazing art!!!

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keep em coming, I love these pictures. The houses for peasants and clothing seem quite good compared to what Monthy Python would have you believe.

The Limbourg brothers, or in Dutch Gebroeders van Limburg (Herman, Paul, and Johan; fl. 1385 – 1416)

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(Wool clothing, Tacuinum Sanitatis (BNF NAL) c. 1390-1400)



(Silk clothing, Tacuinum Sanitatis (BNF NAL) c. 1390-1400)



(salted meats, Tacuinum Sanitatis (BNF NAL), c. 1390-1400)

This Topic is getting out of control… :smiley: But very nicely

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Medieval Rabbit Hunting (Book Illumination)

(Gaston Phoebus, Le livre de chasse Hasenjagd Armbrust BNF 1387)

(Gaston Phoebus, Le livre de chasse Hasenjagd BNF 1387)



(Gaston Phoebus, Le livre de chasse Hasenjagd Treibjagd BNF 1387)

See all Pages at BNF: Expositions - Le livre de chasse (FR)

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Sorry, only a Little Update in this Topic… :grin:
Waiting for some Dungeons in KCD… :smiley:

Silver mining and processing in Kutná Hora, Bohemia

(Unknown Artist, Silver mine, Kutna Hora Bohemia 15th century)

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You actually see a guy with a turban.

PS, why are the miners not wearing pants? Two of them are mooning us.

@Dushin I think it was too hot…but in fact i don’t really know it…

I know They had Problems with fresh air and high humidity…


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Here is another silver mining illustration from Kutna Hora, Bohemia. Mining, smelting, refining, logistics, minting and trade can be seen. Late 15th century.
BTW looks like some people really preferred not to have pants, but wear high shoes instead. :smile: To be fair it seems that it’s mostly people working near the blazing furnaces.

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(Adolf Liebscher - Táboři dobývají Prachatic 1420 - Picture 19th century)
very nice siege Weapon… :smile:

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Albrecht_Dürer_-Five_Lansquenets_and_an_Oriental_on_Horseback-_WGA7271.jpg
(Albrecht Dürer - Five Lansquenets and an Oriental on Horseback - ca.1495)

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Codex_Manesse_Wenzel_II.von_B%C3%B6hmen.jpg/800px-Codex_Manesse_Wenzel_II.von_B%C3%B6hmen.jpg
(König Wenzel von Böhmen - Codex Manesse, Unknown Artist 1305-1340)


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Codex_Manesse_192v
-Albrecht_von_Rapperswil.jpg/800px-Codex_Manesse_192v-Albrecht_von_Rapperswil.jpg
(Albrecht Marschall von Rapperswil - Codex Manesse, Unknown Artist 1305-1340)


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Codex_Manesse
%28Herzog%29_von_Anhalt.jpg/800px-Codex_Manesse
%28Herzog%29_von_Anhalt.jpg
(Der Herzog von Anhalt - Codex Manesse, Unknown Artist 1305-1340)

Codex Manesse up to 110 Illustrations : Link

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Among the artists, who were already alive when this game is set to begin, Jan van Eyck must have been the most skillful one. The sheer amount of fine details in his paintings is absolute amazing as you can see at the Ghent Altarpiece (1432):
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Jan_van_Eyck_-The_Ghent_Altarpiece-The_Soldiers_of_Christ-_WGA07650.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Ghent_Altarpiece_E_-Knights_of_Christ-_detail.jpg

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Andrés_Marzal_De_Sax_-Retable_of_St_George%28detail%29_-_WGA14170.jpg

Andrés Marzal De Sax - Retable of St George (around 1400)
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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MUCH has changed in this time because in fact around 1500 the medieval changed to the Renaissance period. Many pictures that are shown here (especially the ones with peasants and Bruegel’s) are in fact renaissance pictures. Many people throw Renaissance and Medieval in one pot but there are so many differences in fashion, architecture, lifestyle, thinking, culture and art style that I can hardly see them as so similar.

But awesome collection, nevertheless :]
Here is some more:

1400, bohemian pattern book

1413 The kights templar burned (Boucicaut Master)

1435 St George Killing the Dragon Bernat Martorell … @warhorse : I want to see some cool hats in game :wink:

Another cool hat (1400, Tacuinum Sanitatis)

And this fabulous guy from the same collection

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