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Maximilian II with his family in 1553, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo On 13 September 1548, Maximilian married his first cousin Maria of Spain , daughter of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal . Despite Maria's commitment to Habsburg Spain and her strong Catholic manners, the marriage was a happy one.
The most famous armour worn by Maximilian was Gothic-style armour, which was worn by Maximilian when he was a young prince and later presented as an honourable wedding gift for his uncle Sigmund. [3] Maximilian I became emperor in 1493 and died in 1519, but classic Maximilian armour is known from 1515 to 1525, and similarly shaped armour with ...
The idea was also reflected in the scene of the Assumption seen in the Berlin Book of hours of Mary of Burgundy and Maximilian (commissioned when Mary of Burgundy was still alive, with some images added posthumously). [349] [350] The Triumphal Arch. Among some authors, Maximilian has a reputation as the "media emperor".
After 1547, as regent of Bohemia, Ferdinand II amassed an extensive collection of military, sporting, and ceremonial weapons as part of his lavish court culture. [3] Thus, upon his appointment to Tyrol in 1565, he transported around 17-18 tons of personal arms from Prague to Innsbruck, storing them in the Hofburg .
The Madonna del Rosario, c. 6th century, (70.2 x 40.5 cm). The Madonna del Rosario is an icon of Mary commonly dated to the sixth century or earlier. [1] It is an early version of a type of icon known as the Agiosoritissa or the Maria Advocata, in which Mary is depicted without the Christ Child, with both hands raised.
Mother of God: Mary, as the mother of Jesus, is the Theotokos (God-bearer), or Mother of God. Virgin birth of Jesus: Mary conceived Jesus by action of the Holy Spirit while remaining a virgin. Perpetual Virginity: Mary remained a virgin all her life, even after the act of giving birth to Jesus.
The Virgin's veil was a Christian relic believed to have once belonged to Mary, mother of Jesus. It was kept in Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, between the 5th and 12th centuries. There are several accounts of the appearance of the garment of Mary in Constantinople, but they are not consistent in describing what kind of garment ...
Salus Populi Romani (English: Salvific Health of the Roman People) is a Roman Catholic title associated with the venerated image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rome.This Byzantine icon of the Madonna and Child Jesus holding a Gospel book on a gold ground, now heavily overpainted, is kept in the Borghese (Pauline) Chapel of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major.