FLO4708365: Knight of the temple who does not yet have the Cross, but is already armed with a spear and a sword. His dress officially must not be “” longer than the Cross””. The Order of the Knights of the Temple was founded in 1118 by Hugues de Payns (died 1136), Knight of Champagne and eight other knights to protect the pelerins in the Holy Land. After a humble beginning as Poor Knights of the Temple, the order developed to become a powerful and rich army of fighting monks, with monasteres throughout Europe, and numerous castles in Palestine (Safed, 1140; Karak, 1143; and the castle of the Pelerins 1217). The order ended tragically in 1312 when the Templars were judges, tortures and executes. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
OMG4708376: The Department of the Arts of Islam of the Louvre - The work of architects Rudy Ricciotti and Mario Bellini, a box surmounted by a cover of gilded glass and woven with a fine undulating metal network, highlights one of the richest and most beautiful collections of Islamic art in the world. Department of the Arts of Islam - Louvre - Paris 1er - 2012 - Mario Bellini - Rudy Ricciotti / Bridgeman Images
FLO4708583: Knight of Malta in war suit (red jacket decoree with a large white cross on the chest). The Order of the Knights of Malta came from the Knights Hospitaller, a military order founded in 1099 to protect and treat the pelerins in Palestine. Following their expulsion from the Holy Land, the order was established on the island of Rhodes (1310-1523) before establishing itself in Malta in 1530. The order ruled the island until 1798, until Napoleon averted them. Today it survives under the name Sovereign Military Order of Malta. / Bridgeman Images
OMG4708633: The Department of the Arts of Islam in the Louvre in the Visconti courtyard - The work of architects Rudy Ricciotti and Mario Bellini, a box surmounted by a golden glass cover and woven with a fine, undulating metal network, highlights one of the richest and most beautiful collections of Islamic art in the world. Department of the Arts of Islam - Louvre - Paris 1er - 2012 - Mario Bellini - Rudy Ricciotti / Bridgeman Images