16th Century Posters and Art Prints

Stylized depiction of a country estate from the 16th Century.

Blue Morpho Butterfly on pomegranate, painted by Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717), German naturalist, scientific illustrator, founders of one of Europe's largest publishing houses in the 17th century; combined with blue stripes.

Purple passiflora, painted by Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, founders of one of Europe's largest publishing houses in the 17th century; on a purple striped background.

A sixteenth-century liturgical song sheet. Sourced from Library of Congress.

Roman Coloseum 16th century sketch

16th century helmet (purple)

16th century helmet (silver)

16th century helmet (blue)

16th century helmet

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16th century helmet (golden)

16th century helmet (black)

16th century helmet (green)

16th century helmet

16th century helmet

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Map of London. 16th-century map of Tudor London, titled 'Londinum Feracissimi Angliae Regni Metropolis'. In the top corners are Tudor (left) and City (right) coats-of-arms. Latin inscriptions (bottom corners) describe the city economy. Manor houses link the city with the royal court at Westminster (left). London Bridge (centre right) leads to Southwark. The spire of St Paul's Cathedral (destroyed 1561) is visible. The vignette (lower centre) shows local dress. This is a 1612 edition of a map first published in volume 1 (1572) of the city atlas 'Civitates orbis terrarum'. This atlas was edited by Georg Braun (c.1540-1622) and largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg.

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16th century map of Venice showing the lagoon. Venice is a coastal city in the north-east of Italy. The main bulk of Venice is in the upper frame of the image and the large canal at the left is the Grand Canal. The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museums holds maps which were commissioned between 1578 and 1580 to show the regions of Italy and territories of the church. The maps are based on the work of Ignazio Danti, a 16th century Italian priest, mathematician, astronomer and cosmographer, and are an important record of 16th century geography. Here the many islands on which Venice is built can be seen.

This illustration depicts five different polearms used on the battlefields of sixteenth century Europe. From left to right are: a halberd, an ahlspiess or awl pike, a langdebeve partisan, a military fork, and a bill.

Dance of Death, 16th-century illustration. The concept is that of the Danse Macabre, a medieval allegory reminding people that death comes to everyone in the end. This anonymous artwork was published in Germany.

16th century helmet (navy blue)

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Flowers and arabesques in blue green and pinkish-brown.

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Published in 1588, a handcolored map of the Swedish coastline and Arctic circle, includes a compass rose, sailing ships, and sea creatures.

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The Lawyer (1556) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

The Hunters in the Snow, by Pieter Bruegel The Elder, shows a wintry scene in which three hunters are returning from an expedition accompanied by their dogs. Great for history buffs, art lovers, and artists.

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This wall map is a detailed reproduction of the 16th-century maps of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. It takes its genesis from the map by Jansson's Saxon, which was created in 1600.

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Witch's Cat (16th Century Woodcut)

This famous painting by Bruegel depicts the construction of the Tower of Babel, which, according to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, was built by a unified, monolingual humanity as a mark of their achievement and to prevent them from scattering. Great for history buffs, art lovers, artists, and linguists.