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In Springtime (Im Fruhling)

This work by Swiss-born artist Arnold BÃ¶cklin was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria with funds from the Felton Bequest in 1977. The painting depicts two beautiful â€˜otherworldlyâ€™ female figures in flowing, colourful dresses…

Masks, Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Launceston, Tasmania

One of two photographs of the former Chalmers Presbyterian Church in Launceston. The church was built in Gothic Revival style in 1859 (the first service was in January 1860) and was designed by architect William Henry Clayton (1823-1877). It was…

Tags: arched windows, bell tower, Chalmers Free Church, Church of Scotland, Free Kirkers, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Launceston, masks, Presbyterian, Tas, Tasmania, Thomas Chalmers, William Henry Clayton

The Feigned Death of Juliet

This oil on canvas painting by nineteenth-century artist Frederic Leighton was acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia with funds from the Elder Bequest in 1899. Titled â€˜The Feigned Death of Julietâ€™ it depicts a scene from William…

â€˜Galen, Hippocrates, and Aretaeus of Cappadociaâ€™ Window, The University of Sydney

'Galen, Hippocrates & Aretaeus' (c. 1889), photo D. Urry(1).jpg

This is the lower section of a two-tiered Gothic Revival stair window located in the Anderson Stuart Building at the University of Sydney. The window was donated by John Harris Esq., at a cost of Â£120 in c.1889 (Calendar of the University of…

Tags: anatomy, Anderson Stuart Building, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Asklepios, Classical, Gothic Revival, Hippocrates, John Harris, medicine, neo-Gothic, physicians, stained glass, stair window, surgeons, The University of Sydney, university, university building, window

Birka Traders

Birka Traders was the online store created by Peter Beatson to sell his medieval metalwork. The collection included mainly jewellery and personal items such as belt buckles and strap ends, and focussed on the early medieval period, particularly the…

Tags: archaeology, armaments, Birka, jewellery, market, merchant, metalwork, New South Wales, NSW, Peter Beatson, re-enactment, retail, Sweden, Sydney, trading centre, viking, Viking Age

â€˜Soldier at a Medieval Faireâ€™

This is a â€˜frozenâ€™ combat image taken at the Blacktown Medieval Fayre by photographer Richard Taylor in 2011. It depicts a participant dressed in a Norman style helmet complete with a chainmail collar known as an avential or camal, and…

Knight Letterbox, Perth, Tasmania

One of four photographs of a castle-like building on the Midland Highway in Perth, Tasmania. This one shows the letterbox in the guise of an armoured knight. The knight has a helmet, full body armour, and wears a quiver (arrow holder) to hold…

Tags: Armour, castle, domestic, helmet, knight, knights, letterbox, metalwork, Perth, quiver, Tas, Tasmania

â€˜The Black Knightâ€™

This detailed action photograph of two knights jousting was taken at the Blacktown Medieval Fayre by Richard Taylor in 2011. Considerable attention to detail is evidenced by quality gear and trappings. Note the blunt headed lance and knightly…

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