Classical to Classical

A KNIGHT’S TALE (2001) Dir. Brian Helgeland: (armor appreciation)

Medium: Papyrus, painted

Panoply Vase Animation Project

egyptian singer amira selim sings ancient egyptian verses at the pharaoh’s golden parade, in which the mummies of egypt’s ancient royalty were transported to their new home. 3rd April 2021.

Beware the Ides of March

Date:2nd half of the 1st century A.D. 

The Madonna at prayer (detail) Giovanni Battista Salvi (Il Sassoferrato)

Enr. 1977

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and his follower Cecco del Caravaggio

Elizabeth I 

Performer: Ensemble Organum; conducted by Marcel Peres

Today’s #ManuscriptOfTheDay is Ms. Codex 1116, a 15th c Italian legal document, originally a roll, folded and sewn into a binding in the 17th c, later sewn into yet another binding. The front cover of the 17th c binding describes the document’s contents. #medieval #manuscript #binding #parchment #15thc #italy #italian #law #legal #historyoflaw #bookhistory #librariesofinstagram https://instagr.am/p/CUAf5SbMtu8/

The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story! But now, the people want to know how the story ends. Only a famous death will do. And what could be more glorious than to challenge the Emperor himself in the great arena?

Close Helmet (detail, ca. 1540–45) Attributed to Giovan Paolo Negroli The Met

Performer: Weser-Renaissance; conducted by Manfred Cordes