A Rivaud Gallery

The coronation of Charlemagne (712-814), 14th century (1849)

The coronation of Charlemagne (712-814), King of the Franks and the Emperor of Rome, 14th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 14th century manuscript illustration in the Chroniques de Saint-Denis, held by the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume III (Paris, 1849). (Colorised black and white print)

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Cimon and Pero, 1544 (1849).Artist: Sebald Beham

Cimon and Pero, 1544 (1849). Roman Charity is the story of a daughter, Pero, who secretly breastfeeds her father, Cimon, after he is incarcerated and sentenced to death by starvation. She is found out by a jailer, but her act of selflessness impresses officials and wins her father's release. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, volume V (Paris, 1849)

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Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont (1553-1601), 16th century (1849).Artist: Franz Kellerhoven

Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont (1553-1601), 16th century (1849). Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont was a member of the House of Lorraine who became queen consort of King Henry III of France from 1575 until 1589. A 19th century version based on a 16th century original found in the collection of Bibliotheque St Genevieve, Paris. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, volume V (Paris, 1849)

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