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Late medieval panel painting of a gold-armored rider holding a cross before a stone gate, with trumpeters, soldiers, an angel, and a white dog.

Emperor Heraclius Denied Entry into Jerusalem

A mounted emperor in gilded armor and a red-and-black embroidered mantle holds a tall wooden cross while riders and a bearded man surge around him. Trumpeters and an angel above a crenellated wall, with a white dog below, frame the scene in a green landscape.

Artist
Netherlandish
Date
c. 1470
Medium
Tempera and oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2094 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1480).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection

Español: El emperador Heraclio impedido de entrar en Jerusalén

Un emperador montado, con armadura dorada y un manto rojo y negro bordado, sostiene una alta cruz de madera mientras jinetes y un hombre barbado se agolpan a su alrededor. Trompetistas y un ángel sobre un muro almenado, junto a un perro blanco, enmarcan la escena.

Português: O imperador Heráclio impedido de entrar em Jerusalém

Um imperador a cavalo, com armadura dourada e um manto vermelho e preto bordado, segura uma alta cruz de madeira enquanto cavaleiros e um homem barbado se agitam ao seu redor. Trombeteiros e um anjo acima de um muro ameiado, com um cão branco embaixo, emolduram a cena.

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