Category: Picture of the Week

Armorial shield from Beauvais, France, late 15th to early 16th century. At the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo August 2006.

Statue of Saint Barbara, c. 1490, probably from Strasbourg, Alsace (present-day France). The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo August 2006.

Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey, Wales. Photo May 2000.

Daniel Slaying the Dragon. Stained glass roundel, South Netherlandish, c. 1520. The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo August 2006.

St Etheldreda’s Church, Hatfield. Photo May 2000.

St Etheldreda’s Church is adjacent to the Old Palace of Hatfield and was built when the palace was the residence of the Bishops of Ely. Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury and minister to Elizabeth I and James I, is buried in the church.

Heraldic panel from 1518, Swabia, Germany. The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo August 2006.

This is one of a pair of panels (the other was posted two weeks ago) celebrating the marriage of Barbara von Zimmern and Wilhelm von Weitingen, representing the union of two well-established families of the area.

Pembroke Castle, Wales. Photo May 2003.

It’s Henry VII’s birthday, so you know what that means! Yep, another photo of Pembroke Castle. I think the Henry VII Tower is the one to the far left along the wall.

Heraldic panel from 1518, Swabia, Germany. The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo August 2006.

This is one of a pair of panels (the other will be posted in a couple of weeks) celebrating the marriage of Barbara von Zimmern and Wilhelm von Weitingen, representing the union of two well-established families of the area.

Royal arms at the Tower of London. Photo May 2003.

These arms are actually post-Tudor, but they are so pretty I had to use this photo eventually.

Carew Castle, Wales. Photo May 2003.

One of the neat things about Carew were the interesting shadow and light patterns from the windows (or more accurately, the stone that once held glass to make windows).

Astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace. Photo June 2000.

It seemed appropriate to choose a photo related to time for a Picture of the Week that falls on the final day of 2014. Here’s hoping everyone has a great 2015!

Beaumaris Castle. Photo May 2000.

And let me take a moment to wish everyone “Happy Holidays”!

Entrance to Harlech Castle. Photo May 2000.

Glastonbury Abbey, dissolved in 1539 under Henry VIII. Photo May 1998.

Stained glass of the arms of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo August 2006.

This stained glass was made in the late 16th century and was originally from Ashridge Park, Hertfordshire.

One of the cooking fireplaces of the Kitchen Tower at Raglan Castle. Photo May 2003.

This seemed an appropriate choice since a lot of my fellow Americans have kitchens on the brain with the Thanksgiving holiday coming up tomorrow.

Stained glass of the arms of Thomas Cecil (b.1542) and Dorothy Nevill, Earl and Countess of Exeter. At the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo August 2006.

This stained glass was made c. 1600 and was originally from Ashridge Park, Hertfordshire.

Canterbury Cathedral Gate. Photo May 2003.

You’ll probably recognize several Tudor symbols in the center, including the Tudor rose, the Beaufort Portcullis, and the Royal Arms with Henry VII’s supporters – the Welsh dragon and the white greyhound. Cathedral records indicate that the gate was built in the early 16th century (more here from Canterbury Archaeology).

Reliquary busts of three female saints. Early 16th century, South Netherlandish. The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo August 2006.

Three Apes Building a Trestle Table, c.1480-00, German. The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Photo August 2006.