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The four horses of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (these are the originals, the ones on the Basilica are copies). Gilded copper, Greek sculptures of the 3rd or 4th BCE, a booty the Venetians brought back from Constantinople in 1204. See 15-04-04/45-48
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The four horses of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (these are the originals...

The four horses of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (these are the originals, the ones on the Basilica are copies). Gilded copper, Greek sculptures of the 3rd or 4th BCE, a booty the Venetians brought back from Constantinople in 1204. See 15-04-04/45-48
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The four horses of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (these are the originals...

The four horses of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (these are the originals, the ones on the Basilica are copies). Gilded copper, Greek sculpture of the 3rd or 4th BCE, a booty the Venetians brought back from Constantinople in 1204. See 15-04-04/45-48
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The four horses of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (these are the originals...

Head of one of the four horses from the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (these are the originals, the ones on the Basilica are copies). Gilded copper, Greek sculpture of the 3rd or 4th BCE, a booty the Venetians brought back from Constantinople in 1204.
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Head of one of the four horses from the facade of St. Mark's Basilica (the...

Saint George and the Dragon, altar of Weltenburg Benedictine abbey church. Saint George rides against a painted background; the dragon raises its ugly head and the princess hides behind her veil: right and left Saints Martin and Maurus.
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Saint George and the Dragon, altar of Weltenburg Benedictine abbey church...

Ceiling fresco "Apotheosis of Emperor Karl VI" (1685-1740) above the Emperor's Staircase,Monastery Goettweig,Austria.
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Ceiling fresco "Apotheosis of Emperor Karl VI" (1685-1740) above the Em...

Nobles of many nationalities lead riderless horses in the funerary procession held for Emperor Karl V in Brussels, 1558. The only hand-coloured copy of the book was a present from Karl's son, Philip II, to his councillor Cardinal Granvella.Printers:Plantin-Moretus
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Nobles of many nationalities lead riderless horses in the funerary procession...

Heralds and Spanish nobles, heralds'coats, standards and caparisons with the Imperial Eagle, in the funerary procession held in Brussels for Emperor Karl V, 1558. The only hand-coloured copy of the book was a present of King Philip II to his Councillor Cardinal Granvella.
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Heralds and Spanish nobles, heralds'coats, standards and caparisons with the...

A tournament on the wall of the knights' hall in Runkelstein castle. Below the jousting knights (left) a ballgame and (right) a roundelay, a medieval dance. Murals in Runkelstein show courtlife,courtly love and illustrate the Tristram and King Arthur legends.
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A tournament on the wall of the knights' hall in Runkelstein castle. Belo...

Duke Leopold of Austria (red and white shield) and Nicholas Vintler,lord of Runkelstein castle, trying to unseat each other. Mural in the knights' hall. Murals in Runkelstein show courtlife and illustrate the medieval Tristram and King Arthur legends.
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Duke Leopold of Austria (red and white shield) and Nicholas Vintler,lord of...

Detail of the tournament-mural (16-01-04/15): ladies watch the knights from a tower; a servant brings more lances to replace the broken ones; another servant closes the armour of a knight ready to enter the fray. Runkelstein murals show life at a medieval court.
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Detail of the tournament-mural (16-01-04/15): ladies watch the knights from a...

Riders and Margarete Maultasch ("satchel-mouth"), countess of Tyrol (1318-1369), follow a boy blowing the hunting horn. Next to tournaments, hunting was the favourite sport of knights and ladies alike.
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Riders and Margarete Maultasch ("satchel-mouth"), countess of Tyrol (1318-...