[The death of king Sancho] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The death of king Sancho]
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Spain
Description: In this image there are three men, El Cid, a man wearing a robe, and Don Sancho dead on the table. El Cid is the man standing on one knee and he has his hand on his face crying. He is wearing chainmail and a helmet. On the table in the tent is the dead body of Don Sancho covered with a blanket. On the left of the bed there is a man completely covered with his cloak holding a lit torch. On top of the tent there is a flag billowing in the wind. At the foot of the bed there is a shield, a helmet, a sword and a piece of cloth folded neatly. At the very front of the image there is a lit candle.
Image Creator: Werner (engraver);Foix (engraver);Gómez Soler (engraver);Xumetra (engraver); Werner (engraver); Foix (engraver); Gómez Soler (engraver); Xumetra (engraver)
Type: Text; engraving
Identifier: mta:11596
Language: spa
Source Name: Romancero del Cid
Parent Collection: 1884 Barcelona Milá; 1884 Barcelona Milá
Image: mta_11596_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: El Cid; Medieval legend; death of Don Sancho