Electric Human Suit

Desiderius Helmschmid, Helmet of Emperor Charles V, c.1540

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fabiolaalondra:

Drawn by John White (1585-1593).  A Pictish warrior holding a human head; nude, body stained and painted with birds, animals and serpents carrying shield and man’s head, with large curved sword.  Watercolour touched with body colour and white over graphite. 

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Nude Female Anatomical Figure, artist unknown, from Arzneibuch, 1524–c. 1550

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archimaps:

Map of Frankfurt am Main in the 16th century

missfolly:

Fresco of The Birth of the Virgin, Chapter room, Cathedral, Toledo : Juan de Borgoña : between 1509-1511

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aleyma:

Hans Wechtlin, The Owl, 1500-25 (source).

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aleyma:

‘Dance of Death’ from a Book of Hours made in France in the 2nd quarter of the 16th century (source).

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rdtz:

Melencolia I (engraving), by Albrecht Dürer, 1514

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sadomars:

Depiction of Ibrahim Pasha on a contemporary German print. Hans Sebald Beham. 1529

 Frenk Ibrahim Pasha was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent. His death came about due to his haughtiness.

phonographic-funhouse:

The Bagpiper by Albrecht Dürer 1514

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ratchis:

Albrecht Dürer, Saint Jerome in his study, 1514

This is simply astonishing.

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