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Detail of horse's armour 17-01-02/27, mascaron with    
steel-tip in its mouth. Part of Farnese Armour, made   
for Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592), famous general and 
governor of the Netherlands. 1578. See 17-01-02/1-28.  
Milan workshop, bluesteel, gold and silver, Inv. A 1132
#17010228

Detail of horse's armour 17-01-02/27, mascaron with steel-tip in its mouth....

Conquest of Mexico - The death of Montezuma at the hands of his own people on July 1st, 1520.
Oil on canvas; 120 x 200 cm.

Montezuma II (or Moctezuma, 1480-1520) was trained as a priest and rose to become leader of the Aztecs in 1502. At the time the Aztecs controlled most of what is now Mexico and Central America, their capital being at the great city of Tenotchitlan (Mexico City). The story goes that when Cortes arrived in 1519, Montezuma thought the Spanish conquerors were descendants of the god Quetzalcoatl. Montezuma allowed the Spaniards to enter Tenotchitlan unopposed, and he was captured and held hostage by Cortes. Montezuma was either killed by a rock in the head from a crowd of his own people, or he was stabbed by the Spaniards, depending on who tells the story.
#18010220

Conquest of Mexico - The death of Montezuma at the hands of his own people on Ju...

The conquest of Mexico - The arrival of Cortés in Veracruz and the reception by Moctezuma's Ambassadors.
Oil on canvas; 120 x 200 cm.
#18010221

The conquest of Mexico - The arrival of Cortés in Veracruz and the reception by...

The conquest of Mexico - The battle of Otumba.
Oil on canvas; 120 x 200 cm.
#18010222

The conquest of Mexico - The battle of Otumba. Oil on canvas; 120 x 200 cm.

Palace and monastery El Escorial, built under          
King Philipp II.
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Palace and monastery El Escorial, built under King Philipp II.

Calvary of Pleyben, Brittany. Crucifixion statues
on a triumphal arch. Underneath scenes from
the life of Christ. The Adoration of the Magi.
16th
#22020131

Calvary of Pleyben, Brittany. Crucifixion statues on a triumphal arch. Undernea...

Calvary of Pleyben, Brittany.  The adoration of the Magi.
16th
#22020158

Calvary of Pleyben, Brittany. The adoration of the Magi. 16th

Crennellated gable of the Fugger House (1543)
at Donauwoerth on the Danube River, Bavaria.
#230101 6

Crennellated gable of the Fugger House (1543) at Donauwoerth on the Danube River...

Crennellated gable of the Fugger House (1543)
at Donauwoerth on the Danube River, Bavaria.
#23030124

Crennellated gable of the Fugger House (1543) at Donauwoerth on the Danube River...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until the 1930ies.
#23030255

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained unknown until in the 1930ies. A fountain below the terrace of Visegrad Palace, on the Hungarian Danube.
#23030256

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was so thoroughly destroyed by the Turks that its location remained  unknown until the 1930ies.
The Lion-fountain, carried by five crouching lions.
#23030257

Visegrad, the summer palace of Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), was...