Muerte del rey D. Sancho · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Muerte del rey D. Sancho
Subject: El Cid; Medieval legend; Assassination
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Spain
Description: In this image there are two men. The one being assassinated is the King Sancho. His assassin is wearing chainmail and he is carrying a sword at his waist. He is using his right hand to hold down the king and in his left hand he is holding a dagger. The king seems he is falling down, he is wearing an armour plate and he has a sword sheathed at his waist as well. His sheath has ornate decorations on it. He has his head up due to his fall so his face is hidden, but his beard is visible. They seem to be on a little hill overlooking a river. Next to the king’s feet there is a piece of metal that looks like a spear.
Image Creator: Anton von Werner (Illustrator); Kaeseberg (Engraver)
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:11586
Language: spa
Source Name: Romancero Selecto del Cid, con un prólogo de D. Manuel Mila y Fontanals, Catedrático de la Universidad de Barcelona, presidente honorario de la Academia de Buenas Letras, etc., etc.
Parent Collection: 1884 Barcelona Milá
Image: mta_11586_OBJ.png