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Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg Kneeling before a Crucifix

Friedrich, Franz, approximately 1520-1584
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A woodcut containing a portrait of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg kneeling before a crucifix. This woodcut likekly originated as a broadsheet since there are no signs of letterpress on the back. The same woodcut appeared in Grabriel Schnellboltz' Wahrhafftige Bildnisse etlicher Fuersten (Wittenberg, 1562) and the Augspurgische Confession (Frankfurt an der Oder:, Eichorn, 1572).

Date Created
1560/1565
Subject - Topic/Names
Early works to 1800
Woodcuts (prints)
Crucifixion
Jesus Christ
Joachim II, Elector of Brandenburg, 1505-1571
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Collections
Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
Reformation-era Woodcut collection
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Primary Repository ID
P_MSS400_B001_F006_I001
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300000445521
Title
Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg Kneeling before a Crucifix
Date Created
1560/1565
Description
A woodcut containing a portrait of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg kneeling before a crucifix. This woodcut likekly originated as a broadsheet since there are no signs of letterpress on the back. The same woodcut appeared in Grabriel Schnellboltz' Wahrhafftige Bildnisse etlicher Fuersten (Wittenberg, 1562) and the Augspurgische Confession (Frankfurt an der Oder:, Eichorn, 1572).
Creator
Friedrich, Franz, approximately 1520-1584
Place of Publication
Frankfurt an der Oder (Germany)
Contributor
Hille, Peter, -1574
Primary Language
Latin
Subject - Topic/Names
Early works to 1800
Woodcuts (prints)
Crucifixion
Jesus Christ
Joachim II, Elector of Brandenburg, 1505-1571
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
19 x 14.2 cm
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Related Material
Manuscript Collection No. 400
Source
Reformation-era Woodcut collection, 1506-1577
Citations and References
Hollstein, F. W. H. New Hollstein German engravings, etchings, and woodcuts, VIII, p. 187 n.12; XVIIIA, p. 88 n. 6.
Passavant, J. D. Le peintre-graveur, IV, p. 231 n.2.
Sublocation
Box 1, Folder 6
Local Call Number
MSS 400
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1560
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