'Pope Alexander treading on the necke of Fredericke the Emperor.' (Thomas Becket; King Henry II; Frederick I ('Barbarossa'), Holy Roman Emperor; Pope Alexander III (Rolando Bandinelli))
1 portrait of Frederick I ('Barbarossa'), Holy Roman Emperor
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'Pope Alexander treading on the necke of Fredericke the Emperor.' (Thomas Becket; King Henry II; Frederick I ('Barbarossa'), Holy Roman Emperor; Pope Alexander III (Rolando Bandinelli))
after Unknown artist
woodcut, perhaps 17th century
4 7/8 in. x 7 in. (123 mm x 177 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D23971
Sittersback to top
- Pope Alexander III (Rolando Bandinelli) (circa 1105-1181), Pope 1159-1181. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Thomas Becket (1120?-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sitter in 14 portraits.
- Frederick I ('Barbarossa'), Holy Roman Emperor (1122-1190), King of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- King Henry II (1133-1189), Reigned 1154-89. Sitter associated with 22 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1600back to top
Current affairs
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex is put on trial for failing to put an end to the rebellion in Ireland, attempting to negotiate a truce with the rebel leader Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and deserting his post.Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, replaces Essex as Lord Deputy of Ireland.
The East India Company receives its Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I.
Birth of Prince Charles in Scotland (later King Charles I).
Art and science
William Shakespeare writes Hamlet.The scientist William Gilbert writes De magnete ('on the magnet'), which pioneers research into the properties of the lodestone (magnetic iron ore) and introduces the terms 'electricity' and 'magnetic pole'.
The miniature painter Nicholas Hilliard works on his painting treatise The Art of Limning at this time.
International
Henry IV of France marries Marie de Medici from the powerful ruling family of Florence, Italy.The Italian astronomer, philosopher and mathematician Giordano Bruno is sentenced to death by the Roman Inquisition and burned at the stake for heresy.
Following the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu seizes control of Japan at the Battle of Sekigahara.
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