Jerusalem Things To Do |  | Bible Lands Museum by FruitLover
A collection from the civilizations of the ancient lands of the Bible. Shows archaeological examples of Near Eastern art and history of that period. [read more] | London Things To Do |  | Sainsbury wing 1260-1510. by breughel
This wing which shows paintings from 1260-1510 is located in a separate building left of the main one. The collection is on the 2nd floor linked to the main building by a bridge. The Sainsbury Wing was opened in 1991. It is a gift (50 million £) from Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover and his brothers The Hon. Simon Sainsbury (*) and Sir Timothy Sainsbury. My preferred painting here is the Arnolfini portrait by Jan Van Eyck. This is one of the... [read more] | Amsterdam Things To Do |  | Amsterdam Historisch Museum - II. Civic Guard by breughel
Militia guilds were first formed in the Middle Ages by the civic authorities to be called out in emergencies. Members of the civic guard were well-to-do burghers. They had to buy their own equipment and arms. They held firing practice in shooting galleries known as 'doelen' (= targets). Each civic guard was named after its weapon. There were crossbowmen and longbowmen, and harquebusiers. The latter carried firearms, the harquebus or 'klover' in... [read more] |
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