1563 Collection

BRUEGEL: TOWER OF BABEL. Building the Tower of Babel. Oil on panel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563

ARCIMBOLDO: SUMMER, 1563. Oil on canvas by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1563

French Religious Wars 1562-1968. The Peace of Amboise, 12 March 1563
535857 French Religious Wars 1562-1968. The Peace of Amboise, 12 March 1563; (add.info.: French Religious Wars 1562-1968. The Peace of Amboise, 12 March 1563, which ended the first religious war)

Hugh Latimer (c1485-1555) English Protestant martyr, preaching in front of Edward VI
527819 Hugh Latimer (c1485-1555) English Protestant martyr, preaching in front of Edward VI. Under the Roman Catholic Mary I he was burnt at the stake with Ridley and Cranmer at Oxford

St Pauls neighbourhood
Illustration of the streets and properties surrounding St Pauls Cathedral prior to the addition of the spire in the mid-14th century. From Aggas Plan, 1563. Date: 19th century

Allegory of Spring, ca. 1563, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593). Italian painter. Allegory of Spring, ca.1563. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Aerospatiale SA. 330L Puma PA-12
Prefectura Naval Argentina - Aerospatiale SA.330L Puma PA-12 (msn 1591), seen at Yeovil, after repatriation to the UK from the Falkland islands

Hawker Siddeley Andover CC. 2 XS791
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Andover CC.2 XS791 (msn 1563). Date: circa 1980

Tower Babel 1563 Brueghel Pieter Elder Bruegel
tower, babel, 1563, brueghel, pieter, elder, bruegel, allegories, time, vanitas, architecture, building, crane, construction, death, allegory, giraffe, megalomania, nebuchadnezzar, ii, biblical, old

Portrait of a Gentleman aged 28, three-quarter length, in a black doublet with red
827896 Portrait of a Gentleman aged 28, three-quarter length, in a black doublet with red sleeves and a black cape, with a purse and a hankerchief embroidered with the initials K

Fleet Street, the Temple, etc. from a plan published by Ralph Aggas, 1563 (engraving)
3636111 Fleet Street, the Temple, etc. from a plan published by Ralph Aggas, 1563 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleet Street, the Temple, etc)

The Goodricke Cup (1563) at the British Museum (engraving)
6006875 The Goodricke Cup (1563) at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Goodricke Cup (1563) at the British Museum

Michael Angelo Buonaroti, b 1474, d 1563 (engraving)
978657 Michael Angelo Buonaroti, b 1474, d 1563 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michael Angelo Buonaroti, b 1474, d 1563)

Old Newington Church
Sir William Patten, Lord of the Manor, built the present Old Church, bordering Clissold Park on the north side of Church Street, in 1563

Jean Walravenz, dit Oomken, prince des fous, at Brussels, 1563 (engraving)
672386 Jean Walravenz, dit Oomken, prince des fous, at Brussels, 1563 (engraving) by Belgian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Walravenz, dit Oomken, prince des fous)

The Busking, George Heriots School, Edinburgh, Scotland. Heriot (c. 1563 - 1624) was jewellery to King James VI of Scotland. In June, pupils busk at his foundation stone Date: 17th century

PURITAN FAMILY 1563
A Puritan family - father sits separately, while his pregnant wife sits with their 4 children nestled around her. One child holds a stick surmounted by a horses head Date: 1563

Sir Thomas Greshams House
Engaving depicting Sir Thomas Greshams house in bishopsgate Street. Built in 1563, demolished in 1768

Pieta, 1563. Creator: Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)
Pieta, 1563. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Council of Trent, Session XIV, drawing by Giovanni Domenico Campiglia and engraving by Pietro Pazzi

Reign of Philip II (1527-1598), Taking of 10 English ships on Marbella in 1563 in the care of the squad Alvaro de Bazan, fresco in the upper gallery of the palace of the Marquis of Santa Cruz

Paintings on the door of the organ of Barcelona Cathedral, detail (1563)

Plan of London around St. Pauls in 1563. After Ralph Agass map. From London Pictures, published 1890

Plan of London around St. Pauls in 1563. After Ralph Agass map. From London Pictures, published 1890

Unidentified painter Elizabeth 1533-1603 Queen
Unidentified painter, Elizabeth, 1533-1603, Queen of England, Unknown woman, painting, portrait, 1563, oil on panel, Height, 79 cm (31.1 inches), Width, 58 cm (22.8 inches)

sloth crushed Poverty Deficiency Story series title
The sloth is crushed by Poverty and Deficiency Story of the sloth (series title) Thesaurus sacrarum historiaru [m] veteris testame [n] ti

Sloth lying under tree harvesting Sloth story
Sloth lying under a tree during harvesting Sloth story (series title) Thesaurus sacrarum historiaru [m] veteris testame [n] ti

PietA Scenes Christ series title dead Christ
Pieta Scenes with Christ (series title), The dead Christ is on Marys lap. His body is supported by two angels. In the margin a six-line caption, in two columns, in Latin

Campania Caserta Aversa S. Paolo Cathedral Italy
Campania Caserta Aversa S. Paolo, Cathedral, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Medieval Work on cathedral begun in 1053 under conte Riccardo I

Cornelis Saftleven Ruin Dominican Predikheren Monastery
Cornelis Saftleven, Ruin of the Dominican or Predikheren Monastery burned in 1563 on the Hoogstraat, Rotterdam, cityscape painting material paint oil painting wood panel

Orpheus pro Eurydice supplicat Orco Iohan Posthii Germershemii
Orpheus pro Eurydice supplicat Orco, Iohan. Posthii Germershemii Tetrasticha in Ovidii Metam. lib. XV. qvibus accesserunt Vergilij Solis figurae elegantiss

Iuno ad inferos Iohan Posthii Germershemii Tetrasticha
Iuno ad inferos, Iohan. Posthii Germershemii Tetrasticha in Ovidii Metam. lib. XV. qvibus accesserunt Vergilij Solis figurae elegantiss

Iris ad Somnum missa Iohan Posthii Germershemii
Iris ad Somnum missa, Iohan. Posthii Germershemii Tetrasticha in Ovidii Metam. lib. XV. qvibus accesserunt Vergilij Solis figurae elegantiss

Portrait Francesco de Guicciardini Guiseppe Marrubini
Portrait of Francesco de Guicciardini, after Guiseppe Marrubini, Historia d Italia, Guicciardini, Francesco, 1483-1540, Marrubini, Guiseppe, Print, 1563

Portrait Man Francesco Salviati Italian 1510
Portrait of a Man; Francesco Salviati (Italian, 1510 - 1563); about 1544-1548; Oil on panel; 109.7 × 86.4 cm (43 3, 16 × 34 in.)

Mystic Marriage Saint Catherine Saints Doge Andrea Schiavone
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Saints and a Doge; Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldolla) (Italian, about 1510 - 1563); Italy; about 1550 - 1553; Pen and brown ink and gray wash

Nativity Francesco Vanni Italian 1563 1610 Italy
The Nativity; Francesco Vanni (Italian, 1563 - 1610); Italy; about 1600; Red wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache; on an ocher prepared ground

Reclining Male Nude Francesco Salviati Italian
Reclining Male Nude; Francesco Salviati (Italian, 1510 - 1563); about 1550; Red chalk with stumping, heightened with white; 27 x 39.7 cm (10 5, 8 x 15 5, 8 in.)

Danae Shower Gold Orazio Gentileschi Italian
Danae and the Shower of Gold; Orazio Gentileschi (Italian, 1563 - 1639); Italy; 1621 - 1623; Oil on canvas; 161.5 × 227.1 cm (63 9, 16 × 89 7, 16 in.)

Love Elysian Fields 1563 Giulio Bonasone Italian
Love in the Elysian Fields, 1563. Giulio Bonasone (Italian, c. 1510-aft 1576). Engraving

Spain. Granada. Civitates Orbis Terrarum. 16th century
Spain. Granada in 1563. City panorama. Civitates Orbis Terrarum. By Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Franz Hogenberg (1536-1590)

Codex Osuna, 16th C Spanish viceroyship in Mexico
Codex Osuna (Cod e Osuna). 16th c. Manuscrit written in nauhtl and spanish, that compiles the acusations against the Viceroy de Mexico Luis Velasco

Sir Edward Warren
SIR EDWARD WARREN de POYNTON soldier, presumably the son of Sir John Warren, of whom we also have a portrait. Date: 1563 - 1609

ACEPHALI MONSTER, 1563. The Acephali, the headless people of Libya. Woodcut from Korte Wonderliche Beschryvinge, Holland, 1563

Counter-Reformation. Council of Trent (1545-1563). Engraving

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In the year 1563, a world of art and innovation unfolded. Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece, "Tower of Babel, " depicted the ambitious endeavor to construct an awe-inspiring tower. With meticulous brushstrokes, he captured the grandeur and folly of human ambition. Meanwhile, Giuseppe Arcimboldo showcased his imaginative genius in "Summer. " This oil painting on canvas transformed fruits and vegetables into a whimsical face, showcasing nature's bounty with artistic flair. His allegorical masterpiece "Allegory of Spring" continued to mesmerize viewers with its vibrant colors and symbolic representation of the changing seasons. As artists pushed boundaries in their studios, engineers were revolutionizing transportation. The Aerospatiale SA. 330L Puma PA-12 took flight in 1563, introducing new possibilities for aerial travel. Alongside it soared the Hawker Siddeley Andover CC. 2 XS791 aircraft, propelling humanity towards greater heights. While these advancements captivated minds across Europe, St Pauls neighborhood thrived as a bustling hub of activity in London. Its streets echoed with footsteps as people went about their daily lives amidst architectural marvels that shaped history. Beyond European borders lay Granada—a city steeped in rich culture and heritage—captured beautifully by Civitates Orbis Terrarum's illustrations from the sixteenth century. These depictions transported viewers back to an era where time seemed suspended within ancient walls. Across vast oceans stood Codex Osuna—an invaluable treasure documenting Spanish viceroyship in Mexico during this period—a testament to exploration and conquest shaping nations' destinies. Amidst all this cultural fervor emerged Sir Edward Warren—a figure whose influence extended beyond his portrait painted at age twenty-eight—his legacy intertwined with politics and society alike. Finally, Fleet Street beckoned readers with news from around the world through Ralph Aggas' engraved plan published in 1563. This bustling street became a symbol of information exchange, connecting people and ideas.