Autel portatif - mise en croix (Louvre, OA 8096)
Portable altar with Crucifixion. Louvre museum (Paris, France). Français : Autel portatif avec la Crucifixion. Westphalie vers 1170-1180. Cuivre doré, émail champlevé. Don de V. Martin le Roy 1914. Musée du Louvre.
Decorative arts in the Louvre - Room 2
Decorative arts in the Louvre - Room 2
Aquamanile in the shape of a lion Louvre OA6938
Aquamanile in the shape of a lion from Lower Saxony. Français : Aquamanile en forme de lion, de Basse-Saxe. Română: Aquamanila în formă de leu, din Saxonia Inferioară.
Binding Crucifixion Louvre OA7285
Binding representing the Crucifixion of Christ, Limoges (Limosin, France). Français : Plat de reliure représentant la Crucifixion, œuvre de Limoges (Limousin, France). Română: Copertă de carte cu Crucificare... More
Bishop ring Louvre OA3357 - Egypt
Bishop ring, French artwork. Français : Anneau épiscopal, art français. Public domain photograph of a ring, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cameo enthroned prince Louvre MR80
Enthroned prince crowned by two Victories. Sardonyx cameo, France (?), 13th century. From a cameo cross Jean of Berry commissioned from Hermann Ruissel for the Sainte Chapelle in Bourges ca 1416. Français : P... More
Chess king Louvre OA5541
King chess piece, Norwegian work. Français : Pièce d'échecs : le roi. Œuvre norvégienne. Română: Piesă de șah: regele. O lucrare norvegiană.
Couple riding Louvre MRR196
Riding couple, mirror case. Ivory with carved decoration, Paris artwork. Français : Valve de miroir, couple à cheval, œuvre de Paris. Română: Casetă de oglindă cu o pereche de călăreți, fabricată în Paris.
Crozier lion snake Louvre OA7287
Crozier with snake and lion. Champlevé enamel over gilt copper, ca. 1200, Limoges (Limousin, France). Français : Crosseron au lion et au serpent. Émail champlevé sur cuivre doré, v. 1200, Limoges (Limousin, France).
Ivory casket Saint-Maur Louvre MRR76
Casket from the abbey of Saint-Maur. Français : Coffre provenant de l'abbaye de Saint-Maur. Română: Casetă din abația de Saint-Maur în Franța.
Reliquary-box crucifixion Louvre MR349
Reliquary box or book case, with the Crucifixion and symbols of the evangelists. Used to hold a Book of Oaths, now in the Royal Library in The Hague, Netherlands. Originally in the Treasury of the Basilica of ... More
Sixth commandment Louvre OA11800
Bust of an angel bearing a book with the Sixth Commandment: "Non occides" ("Thou shalt not kill"), appliqué figure. Français : Buste d'un ange portant un livre avec le Sixième Commandement : « Non occides » (... More
Matthew Limoges Louvre MR2650 - Public domain book illustration engrav...
Statue of St. Matthew, from the high altar of the abbey of Grandmont. Repoussé, engraved and gilt copper, panel of champlevé, enameled and gilt copper, ca. 1220–1230, Limoges (Limousin, France). Français : St... More
Codex binding Louvre MR372 - Public domain sheet music scan
The Judgement of Salomon, codex binding. Ivory, end of the 10th century–11th century. Français : Le Jugement de Salomon, plaque de reliure. Ivoire, fin Xe–XIe siècle.
Codex binding Louvre MR373 - Public domain dedication image
David dictating the Psalms, binding plate. Français : David dictant les Psaumes, plaque de reliure.
Cameo prince Louvre MR54 (cropped)
Veiled prince crowned with foliage. Sardonyx cameo, France (?), 14th century. From a cameo cross Jean of Berry commissioned from Hermann Ruissel for the Sainte Chapelle in Bourges ca 1416. Français : Prince v... More
Cameo prince Louvre MR54 - Public domain sheet music scan
Veiled prince crowned with foliage. Sardonyx cameo, France (?), 14th century. From a cameo cross Jean of Berry commissioned from Hermann Ruissel for the Sainte Chapelle in Bourges ca 1416. Français : Prince v... More
Cherub plaque Louvre MRR245 n2 - Public domain dedication image
Cherub and Byzantine Emperor Heraclius submitting Sassanid king Khosrau II; plaque from a cross. Champlevé enamel over gilt copper, 1160-1170, Meuse Valley. Français : Chérubin et l'empereur byzantin Héracliu... More
Ivory olifant Louvre MRR430 - Public domain sheet music scan
Olifant. Ivory, southern Italy, late 11th century. Español: Olifante. Marfil, sur de Italia, finales del siglo XI. Français : Olifant. Ivoire, Italie du Sud, fin du XIe siècle. Dansk: Olifant. Elfenben, Syd... More
Cherub plaque Louvre MRR245 - Public domain dedication image
Cherub (of Ezekiel vision, not putto) and Byzantine Emperor Heraclius receiving the submission of the Sassanid king Khosrau II; plaque from a cross. Champlevé enamel over gilt copper, 1160-1170, Meuse Valley. ... More
Tree of Jesse Louvre OA10428 - Public domain dedication image
The Tree of Jesse, representing the ancestry of Jesus Christ. Ivory panel from Bamberg (?), Bavaria, ca. 1200. Français : L'Arbre de Jessé, représentation de la généalogie du Christ. Panneau en ivoire de Bamb... More
Bishops Beauvais Louvre OA11040
Herveus and Rogers, two bishops of Beauvais of the 10th and 11th centuries. From the binding of a pontifical (book of ceremonies performed by a bishop) of the cathedral of Beauvais, France. Cetacean ivory, pol... More
Trictrac checker Louvre OA166
Judith and Holofernes, trictrac checker. Ivory, Western France, 12th century, found in Bayeux in 1838. Français : Judith et Holopherne, pion de trictrac. Ivoire, France de l'Ouest, XIIe siècle, trouvé à Bayeux en 1838.
Christ blessing Louvre OA2590 - Public domain sheet music scan
Christ blessing. Ivory panel with traces of gilt, Byzantium, 10th-11th century. Français : Christ bénissant. Plaque d'ivoire avec traces de dorure, Constantinople, Xe-XIe siècle.
Ivory Cain Abel Louvre AO4052 - Public domain sheet music scan
Cain and Abel, ivory panel from the cathedral of Salerno, ca. 1084. Français : Caïn et Abel, panneau en ivoire provenant de la cathédrale de Salerne, v. 1084. Cain and Abel - the first two sons of Adam and E... More
Horn Louvre OA4069 - Public domain sheet music scan
Olifant. Ivory, southern Italy, late 11th century. Français : Olifant. Ivoire, Italie du Sud, fin du XIe siècle.
Reliquary vermicule Louvre OA5892
Reliquary with Christ in majesty and saints, vermicule pattern decoration. Champlevé enamel over gilt copper, Limoges (Limousin, France), late 12th century. Français : Reliquaire représentant le Christ en maj... More
Vermicule Limoges Louvre OA5892
Enthroned Christ: close-up on vermicule background. Detail from a reliquary with Christ in majesty and saints. Champlevé enamel over gilt copper, Limoges (Limousin, France), late 12th century. Français : Chri... More
Box holy oils Louvre OA6935 - Public domain dedication image
Box with angels, intended to contain small bottles of holy oils. Français : Boîte aux saintes huiles, décorée d'anges.
Crozier lamb Louvre OA7267
Crozier representing a lamb, Italian art. Français : Crosseron à l'agneau, art italien.
Armlet Resurrection Louvre OA8261
Armlet, ceremonial bracelet, worn on the upper part of the arm.