C5th Collection (#6)

Giant Standing Buddha, 5th-6th century (stone)
ALI259694 Giant Standing Buddha, 5th-6th century (stone) by Afghan School; Valley of the Buddhas, Bamyan, Afghanistan; (add.info)

A Hun army repulsed on the battlefield (engraving)
3647176 A Hun army repulsed on the battlefield (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Hun army repulsed on the battlefield)

The marriage of Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, and Galla Placidia, daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I
3647149 The marriage of Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, and Galla Placidia, daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, 414 (engraving) by German School

Battle of Tolbiac, 496 (engraving)
3647819 Battle of Tolbiac, 496 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Tolbiac, 496)

The baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, 496 (engraving)
3647171 The baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, 496 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, 496)

Huns (chromolitho)
2782578 Huns (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Huns. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Galla Placidia, daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodisius I, and her son, Valentinian III (engraving)
3100847 Galla Placidia, daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodisius I, and her son, Valentinian III (engraving) by German School

Alaric, King of the Visigoths, arrives at the gates of Rome for the first time, 408 (chromolitho)
2782911 Alaric, King of the Visigoths, arrives at the gates of Rome for the first time, 408 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alaric)

Clovis I, Merovingian King of the Franks (engraving)
969114 Clovis I, Merovingian King of the Franks (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clovis I (c466-511), Merovingian King of the Franks

Merovech, King of the Salian Franks (engraving)
969112 Merovech, King of the Salian Franks (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merovech, 5th Century King of the Salian Franks)

Pharamond, King of the Franks (engraving)
969110 Pharamond, King of the Franks (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pharamond (c370-428), King of the Franks

Pharamond I, King of the Franks (chromolitho)
972127 Pharamond I, King of the Franks (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pharamond I (c370-427), King of the Franks

Battle of Tolbiac, 496 (chromolitho)
971985 Battle of Tolbiac, 496 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Tolbiac, 496)

Column of Marcian, Constantinople (engraving)
974072 Column of Marcian, Constantinople (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Column of Marcian, Constantinople)

Baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, Christmas Day 496 (chromolitho)
973949 Baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, Christmas Day 496 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks)

Chlodio, King of the Salian Franks (chromolitho)
1094067 Chlodio, King of the Salian Franks (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chlodio (c392-448), King of the Salian Franks

Merovingian Queen, 480 (coloured engraving)
976107 Merovingian Queen, 480 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merovingian Queen, 480)

Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, accepts the surrender of Rome, 410 (chromolitho)
968406 Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, accepts the surrender of Rome, 410 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alaric I, King of the Visigoths)

The Ostrogoths, led by their king Theodoric, crossing the Alps, 489 (chromolitho)
968405 The Ostrogoths, led by their king Theodoric, crossing the Alps, 489 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ostrogoths)

Greek mosaic inscription from an early Byzantine church in Shiloh, West Bank
3287871 Greek mosaic inscription from an early Byzantine church in Shiloh, West Bank, 380-420 AD (mosaic) by Byzantine; Samaritan Museum, Israel; (add.info.: Tel Shiloh)

Clovis I, King of the Franks (coloured engraving)
3646268 Clovis I, King of the Franks (coloured engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clovis I, King of the Franks (c466-511)

Former palace of Theoderic the Great, King of the Ostrogoths, in Ravenna, Italy (colour litho)
3100838 Former palace of Theoderic the Great, King of the Ostrogoths, in Ravenna, Italy (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms. 72 fol. 97 Saint Augustine disputing with Felicianus (vellum)
694796 Ms. 72 fol. 97 Saint Augustine disputing with Felicianus (vellum) by French School, (11th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Avranches

Interior (photo)
NUL260887 Interior (photo) by French School; Baptistry of St. Jean, Poitiers, France; French, out of copyright

Heroines of France: St Genevieve (colour litho)
2818709 Heroines of France: St Genevieve (colour litho) by Royer, Lionel (1852-1926) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroines of France: St Genevieve. Les heroines de France)

Une Villa Merovingienne. Villa of the Merovingian Franks (engraving)
6029297 Une Villa Merovingienne. Villa of the Merovingian Franks (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Villa Merovingienne)

Brothers Hengist and Horsa arriving at Ebbsfleet, Isle of Thanet, Kent, during the invasion by the Angles
6014993 Brothers Hengist and Horsa arriving at Ebbsfleet, Isle of Thanet, Kent, during the invasion by the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in the 5th century (litho) by Hardy

Epiphanius, Bishop of Pavia, sacrificing his wealth to save the lives of his sisters
5229134 Epiphanius, Bishop of Pavia, sacrificing his wealth to save the lives of his sisters and other ladies of the city from Odoacer and the Goths, 476 (engraving) by English School

Sack of Rome by the Visigoths, 410 (engraving)
5229123 Sack of Rome by the Visigoths, 410 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sack of Rome by the Visigoths, 410)

The Vase of Soissons (colour litho)
3621077 The Vase of Soissons (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vase of Soissons)

Theoderic the Great, King of the Ostrogoths, entering Rome (engraving)
3647163 Theoderic the Great, King of the Ostrogoths, entering Rome (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theoderic the Great, King of the Ostrogoths)

Departure of a Vandal fleet laden with booty from a sacked city (engraving)
3647158 Departure of a Vandal fleet laden with booty from a sacked city (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Vandals attacking Rome, 455 (engraving)
3647151 The Vandals attacking Rome, 455 (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vandals attacking Rome, 455)

A Hun feast of the time of Attila (engraving)
3101240 A Hun feast of the time of Attila (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Hun feast of the time of Attila)

Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, 451 (chromolitho)
968404 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, 451 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (Battle of Chalons), 451

Invasion of the Huns under Attila, 444 (chromolitho)
968402 Invasion of the Huns under Attila, 444 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Invasion of the Huns under Attila, 444)

The Herulians proclaim their chief Odoacer King of Italy, 476 (chromolitho)
968403 The Herulians proclaim their chief Odoacer King of Italy, 476 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christians and Arabs, 4th-6th Century (coloured engraving)
968875 Christians and Arabs, 4th-6th Century (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christians and Arabs, 4th-6th Century)

Battle of Tolbiac, 496 (chromolitho)
972390 Battle of Tolbiac, 496 (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Tolbiac, 496)

The Vase of Soissons (chromolitho)
972113 The Vase of Soissons (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vase of Soissons)

Palace and mausoleum of Theodoric at Ravenna, Italy, 5th and 6th Centuries (engraving)
974071 Palace and mausoleum of Theodoric at Ravenna, Italy, 5th and 6th Centuries (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saint Clotilde, wife of Clovis I, King of the Franks (coloured engraving)
960383 Saint Clotilde, wife of Clovis I, King of the Franks (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Clotilde, wife of Clovis I)

St Clotilde, Queen of the Franks (colour litho)
1092328 St Clotilde, Queen of the Franks (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Clotilde, Queen of the Franks. The second wife of Clovis I)

Clovis I, King of the Franks, and his baptism, 496 (chromolitho)
1093625 Clovis I, King of the Franks, and his baptism, 496 (chromolitho) by Belgian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clovis I, King of the Franks, and his baptism, 496)

Chlodio, Merovingian King of France from 428-448 (chromolitho)
668840 Chlodio, Merovingian King of France from 428-448 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chlodio)

Genseric, King of the Vandals, sending the Bishop of Carthage and other members of the clergy into exile in a leaky
5229130 Genseric, King of the Vandals, sending the Bishop of Carthage and other members of the clergy into exile in a leaky boat, 439

Eudoxia, widow of the Emperor Valentinian III, and Leo, Bishop of Rome, pleading with Genseric, King of the Vandals
5229131 Eudoxia, widow of the Emperor Valentinian III, and Leo, Bishop of Rome, pleading with Genseric, King of the Vandals, not to plunder and burn Rome, 455 (engraving) by English School

John Chrysostom condemning workers for claiming to be too poor to possess a Bible (engraving)
5197911 John Chrysostom condemning workers for claiming to be too poor to possess a Bible (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"C5th: A Glimpse into Ancient Art and History" Step back in time to the 5th century, where art and history intertwine. Marvel at the grandeur of a Giant standing Buddha, a magnificent stone sculpture that embodies serenity and spirituality. Delve further into the past with the Consular diptych of Boethius, an ivory relief dating back to 487. This intricate masterpiece showcases the artistic prowess of its time, depicting scenes from ancient Roman culture. Transport yourself to Reims on Christmas Day in either 496 or 499 as you witness The baptism of Clovis I by Saint Remi. Painted between 1490-1510, this oil panel captures a pivotal moment in European history when Christianity took root among barbarian tribes. Explore the enigmatic world of Attila, King of the Huns through captivating artwork. Discover his fierce visage portrayed in a drawing from "I misteri del vaticano" by Franco Mistrali (1843). Witness Attila's encounter with Pope Saint Leon I as they negotiate peace amidst turmoil during the invasion of Northern Italy. Uncover lesser-known figures such as Huneric, King of Vandals who died in 484. Through another drawing from "I misteri del vaticano, " gain insight into this intriguing ruler's appearance and influence. Journey alongside refugees fleeing Attila's wrath as they lay down foundations for what would become Venice - an enduring testament to human resilience against adversity. Immerse yourself in religious customs throughout antiquity through an enchanting engraving showcasing Byzantine deacons, priests, bishops, patriarchs, and hermits adorned in their distinctive attire. Meet Odoacre (Odovacar), leader of Herules allies and minister to Attila. Learn about his significant role within Hunnic politics through yet another illustration from "I misteri del vaticano.