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Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

Pope Pius II and Emperor Frederick III

Description

Maker

Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, ca. 1458-1494)
Michael Wolgemut (German, 1434-1519), designer
Anton Koberger (German, ca. 1445-1513), printer

Title

Pope Pius II and Emperor Frederick III
Nuremberg Chronicle

Year

1493

Medium

  • woodcut,
  • hand coloring

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodcut,
  • hand coloring

Materials

hand coloring

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

29.4 x 22.4 cm (11 9/16 x 8 13/16 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

43.025

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Woodcuts of the 15th and 16th Centuries
Oct 02, 1948 – Nov 10, 1948

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Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, ca. 1458-1494)
Michael Wolgemut (German, 1434-1519), designer
Anton Koberger (German, ca. 1445-1513), printer
Pope Pius II and Emperor Frederick III; Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493
woodcut; hand coloring
29.4 x 22.4 cm (11 9/16 x 8 13/16 inches) (plate)
Museum Works of Art Fund 43.025

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