Wonderer's History Podcast 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺さんのイラストまとめ

and in opposite seasons, so that both of them can never be seen in the sky at the same time. 2/2 #FolkloreThursday #greekmythology

Johann Bayer's Uranometria (courtesy of the United States Naval Observatory Library)

Scorpius as depicted in Urania's Mirror (1825)

Battle of Lepanto 1571, by #Spanish painter Antonio de Brugada (1804-1863)

#Painting #art #History

New episode out tomorrow about Girolamo Zane, Agostino Barbarigo (L) and Sebastiano Veniero (R, painting by Jacopo Tintoretto), #Venetian admirals during the Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War and important commanders at Lepanto (excluding Zane). #History #Venice #podcast

One thing to keep in mind about 14th-17th c. Venetian History. Loads of people called Barbaro and Barbarigo. Some even intersecting in timewise i.e Agostino Barbarigo Venetian commander at Lepanto (L) with Marcantonio Barbaro, bailo at Constantinople (R). #nameparonyms #History

#Painting of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, by Flemish painter Antoon van Dyck (1599-1641). As it stands Charles V is leading in the poll regarding the most influential ruler of the 16th century (ending in 20 hours). #History

#OnThisDay 1176 Battle of Legnano is won by the Lombard League against Imperial forces led by Frederick Barbarossa. #Legnano led to the Treaties of Venice (1177) and Constance (1183) and besides Rome, it's the only other city mentioned the Italian national anthem. #History #OTD

#OTD 1643 At The Battle of Rocroi, #French forces defeat #Spain's army led by General Francisco de Melo, an important moment of the #ThirtyYearsWar. This result also forced the #Spanish to abandon their previously successful tercio system. #History

#painting by François J. Heim

#OTD 1395 Battle of Rovine ends with a tactical victory of the Wallachian army of Mircea cel Batran (the elder) against the much larger Ottoman army led by Sultan Bayezid I. #History

#OTD 1597 Flemish painter and engraver Cornelis Schut was born in Antwerp. He was a prominent figure of High Baroque in Flanders. #History #art #paintings

Vulcan's Forge (L) and Adoration of the Magi (R) by C. Schut

Additionally it was said that during the night of the 24th of June during the Drăgaica, the Iele (spirits of the forests) would perpetually dance leaving burnt traces around oak trees, while also making those who disturbed their dances mutes for life. #FolkloreThursday