King Francis I of France, 16th century, (1849). Creator: Edward May.

King Francis I of France, 16th century, (1849). Portrait of Francis I (1494-1547), regarded as France's first Renaissance monarch. He is depicted in an ermine-trimmed robe patterned with the royal fleur de lys emblem, and demonstrates his power by resting his feet on a pair of lions. 19th century illustration after a miniature from "Recueil des rois de France", (a history of the French monarchs) published 1545-1566, by Jean du Tillet, in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris. From Volume 2 of "Le Moyen Age Et La Renaissance", (The Middle Ages and the Renaissance), edited by Paul Lacroix, artistic direction by Ferdinand Seré [Paris, 1849]

ANIMAL • ARTES • CHICO • COLOR • COLORIDO • CONCEPTO • CROMOLITOGRAFIA • DECORATIVO • FLOR DE LIS • FRANCES • FRANCIA • FRANCIS I • GENTE • HOMBRE • HOMBRES • LACROIX • LEON • LEONES • LIBRO • LITERATURA • LITOGRAFIA • MANUSCRITO • MASCULINO • MAYO • MONARCA • PAÍS • PAUL • PODEROSOS • PORTRAIT • PUTTI • PUTTO • QUERUBIN • QUERUBINES • REAL (REALEZA) • REALEZA • RENACIMIENTO • RETRATO DE HOMBRE • RETRATO • REY DE FRANCIA • REY • S. XVI • SIGLO XIX • SIGLO XVI • SIGLO • SOBERANO