Historical Designs
(Byzantine - Renaissance)
Byzantine Empire
Middle Ages Woman (300-1500CE)
Primary Source Research:
Wall. 525-547., Ravenna: Church, S. Vitale; Apse.; Portrait models for the empress and her retinue are thought to have been supplied from Constantinople. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.11660038. Mosaic.
Kampouris, Nick. “The Magnificent Mosaics of Hagia Sophia That Survive to This Day.” GreekReporter.Com, 12 Apr. 2026, greekreporter.com/2026/04/13/magnificent-mosaics-hagia-sophia-survive-day/.
Middle Ages Man (300-1500CE)
Primary Source Research:
Wall. 525-547., Ravenna: Church, S. Vitale; Apse.; Portrait models for the empress and her retinue are thought to have been supplied from Constantinople. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.11660039. Mosaic.
Probably ordered or commissioned by Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Mosaic Scene, The Tiger Hunt, Two Men With Long Hunting Spears. Circa 527-565 AD, Sites and Photos. Artstor. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.15301379.
“141 Mosaic of Justinian Stock Photos and High-Res Images - Getty Images.” 141 Mosaic Of Justinian Stock Photos and High-Res Images - Getty Images, www.gettyimages.com/photos/mosaic-of-justinian.
Ravenna: S. Vitale: Apse Wall: Mosaic: Justinian and His Court. 526-48 A.D. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.13728856.
Late Middle Ages
Gothic Era Woman
Primary Source Research:
Gothic Era Man
Primary Source Research:
Juan de Flandes (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1519) (artist). The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist. 1496–99, The Cleveland Museum of Art; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Collection: MED - Renaissance; Department: Medieval Art; Gallery: 110B Late Gothic; Provenance: description: Monastery of Miraflores, Spain; footnotes: None; date: None; description: (Frederick Mont, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art); footnotes: None; date: ?-1975; description: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; footnotes: None; date: 1975-; John L. Severance Fund. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.24613723. Oil on wood.
Alcazar, Throne Hall (Salon Del Trono). Room from the 14th century, Sites and Photos. Artstor. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.15222692.
Influenced by Altichiero. Saint George and the Dragon. late 14th C, Scala Archives. Artstor. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.16009232. Fresco.
Southern German. Eagle Dalmatic of the Holy Roman Emperor. 1330-40 (material: c. 1300), Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Vienna, Austria). Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives. Artstor. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.18120451. Chinese material; silk damask twill, embroidery in silk and gold, small axinites.
Italian Renaissance (14th-15th century)
Italian Renaissance Woman
Primary Source Research:
Artist: Anonymous (Italian)(?), and Artist: Anonymous (Spanish)(?). Jeweled Collar. ca. 1550-1600, The Walters Art Museum; Acquired by Henry Walters; 44.508; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.; http://thewalters.org. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.15694391. Gold, enamel, emeralds, diamonds.
Leonardo da Vinci (Italian painter, 1452-1519). Portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci. ca. 1474-1476, National Gallery of Art, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.23048043. Oil on wood panel; painting, oil.
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian, 1452-1519, (painter),. Portrait of a Young Lady. 16c, National Gallery of Art, Samuel H. Kress Collection, Washington, DC, USA; Gift of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation. The Samuel H. Kress Collection: Lantern Slides. Artstor. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.14718644.
Gothic Era Man
Primary Source Research:
Vittore Carpaccio (ca. 1460-ca. 1526). Two Young Men, Standing. British Museum. Dept. of Prints and Drawings. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.14545982. Brush drawing in brown ink, heightened with white on blue paper.
Northern European Renaissance (16th century)
Early Renaissance Woman (Tudor)
Primary Source Research:
Artist: Anonymous (Italian)(?), and Artist: Anonymous (Spanish)(?). Jeweled Collar. ca. 1550-1600, The Walters Art Museum; Acquired by Henry Walters; 44.508; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.; http://thewalters.org. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.15694391. Gold, enamel, emeralds, diamonds.
Leonardo da Vinci (Italian painter, 1452-1519). Portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci. ca. 1474-1476, National Gallery of Art, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.23048043. Oil on wood panel; painting, oil.
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian, 1452-1519, (painter),. Portrait of a Young Lady. 16c, National Gallery of Art, Samuel H. Kress Collection, Washington, DC, USA; Gift of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation. The Samuel H. Kress Collection: Lantern Slides. Artstor. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.14718644.
Early Renaissance Man (Tudor)
Primary Source Research:
Vittore Carpaccio (ca. 1460-ca. 1526). Two Young Men, Standing. British Museum. Dept. of Prints and Drawings. JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.14545982. Brush drawing in brown ink, heightened with white on blue paper.
