The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin on October 2, 1187. You might recognize this image from the course canvas site! Balian of Ibelin (right) offers Saladin (left, on horseback) the keys to the city. This image is from fol. 144r in volume 2. To view…
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem contains the sites of Jesus' crucifixion (on Golgotha) as well as the tomb (hence the name, Holy Sepulcher) where we was buried before his resurrection. The Church has been a site of Christian worship for…
This 17th century drawing illustrates a scene from Torquato Tasso's epic poem, "La Gerusalemme liberata" (The Liberation of Jerusalem or Jerusalem Delivered). The subject of this poem was the First Crusade. It served as a subject for numerous artists…
These carved wooden figures at the city hall in Cologne, Germany represent the "nine worthies" a group of nine historical, biblical, and literary figures who personified ideas of chivalry in the Middle Ages. These nine figures were divided into three…