El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Castilian nobleman
Illustration from the life of El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c1043-1099), Castilian nobleman and military leader in medieval Spain - seen here with Count Lozano, and receiving his father's sword. He was immortalised in a 12th century Spanish epic poem, El Cantar de Mio Cid, and is the subject of a play by Pierre Corneille, an opera by Jules Massenet, and a film starring Charlton Heston
Picture No
12548466
Media ID
47664457
Size
3917px x 6196px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by Jackson in The Penny Magazine', 16 January 1841, page 25
Date
11th century
