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[nemfrog]

16th century cat. Icones animalium quadrupedum viviparorum et oviparorum. 1560.

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[artschoolglasses]

Parts of an Armour for the Tilt, French, 1550-60

From the Philadelphia Museum of Art

[doyoulikethischaracterdesign]

Aaravos from The Dragon Prince

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#1560

"Starting a boingoverse is gonna be so fun but what if it ends up like those "drawing AU of this character" people that you see 5 years later and think their OC looks too familiar. Like what if they end up turning into OCs like honestly scary "

[blondebrainpowered]

Queen Elizabeth I’s Ring. Gold, mother-of-pearl, rubies, and enamel, c. 1560 

The secrets of this beautiful locket ring were not discovered until it was removed from Elizabeth I’s finger after she died in 1603. The mother-of-pearl ring with rubies in the band and diamonds on the facade was hiding two miniature enamel portraits, one of Elizabeth herself and the other believed to be her mother, Anne Boleyn, who was beheaded when Elizabeth was just two years old.

At 175 millimeters across, the delicate ring is often known as ‘Chequers ring’ and today belongs to the Trustees of Chequers, the prime minister’s country residence. Every once in a while, it goes on display at a special exhibition. The ring tells us that Elizabeth, although she barely knew her mother, thought of her privately and treasured her memory.

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Harness of Milanese Armor.

Date: 1559-1560

Owner: Archduke Ferdinand II; Son of Ferdinand I of Habsburg Austria, sovereign of Tyrol (1529-1595)

Artists/Makers: Giovan Battista Panzeri called Serabaglio , (merchant and barter) (ca. 1520-1591(?)); Marco Antonio Fava, barter (active 2nd half of the 16th century)

Medium: Chased and chased iron: partly blued, partly burnished, partly inlaid with gold and silver. Leather. Light blue and black satin silk, red wool fabric, modern linen or cotton fabric. Armored mesh made of iron and brass.

[pinkfloyd-musicartnaturelove]

Juan Valverde de Amusco, 1560

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Vicente Juan Masip (Spanish, 1503-1579) Portrait of a Santiaguista Knight, ca.1560 Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid