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The 14th-century carving "Nine Good Heroes" (known as "Neun Gute Helden" in the original German) at City Hall in Cologne, Germany, is the earliest known representation of the Nine Worthies. From left to right are the three Christians: Charlemagne bearing an eagle upon his shield, King Arthur displaying three crowns, and Godfrey of Bouillon with ...
Around 1310, Jacques de Longuyon wrote the Voeux de Paon ("Vows of the Peacock"), which included a list of nine famous leaders. This list, divided into three groups of three, became known in art and literature as the Nine Worthies. [5] Each of the Nine Worthies were given a coat of arms. King David, for instance, was assigned a gold harp as a ...
The banquet of the peacock, scene from a manuscript of Les Voeux du paon The Nine Worthies. Jacques de Longuyon of Lorraine was the author of a chanson de geste, Les Voeux du paon ("The Vows of the Peacock"), written for Thibaut de Bar, bishop of Liège in 1312.
Castello della Manta. I Nove Prodi, the Nine Worthies.Fresco by the Maestro del Castello della Manta, c.1420.The series continues to the right with depictions of their female counterparts Detail of the fresco showing 4 of the female counterparts to the Nine Worthies
Tapestry showing Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, wearing a coat of arms often attributed to him, [1] c. 1385. King Arthur (Welsh: Brenin Arthur, Cornish: Arthur Gernow, Breton: Roue Arzhur, French: Roi Arthur), according to legends, was a king of Britain.
The Camden Roll [9] is an English roll dating from c. 1280, containing 270 painted coats, 185 with blazons. The Dering Roll, dating from the late 13th century, contains 324 coats of arms, painted on parchment. It is 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (210 mm) wide by 8 feet 8 inches (2.64 m) long. It currently resides in the British Library. [10]
The relationship between the fantasy of love and the reality of worthwhile achievement, a popular Renaissance topic, is also utilized throughout the play. Don Armado attempts to reconcile these opposite desires using Worthies who fell in love as model examples. [25] Time is suspended throughout the play and is of little substance to the plot.
The Nine Worthies usually appeared in secular contexts. The Nine Worthies of London , proposed in 1592, cannot be said to have caught on. Later British examples include the Frieze of Parnassus (1864–72) at the base of the Albert Memorial in London, and the painted processional frieze of famous Scots in the entrance hall of the Scottish ...