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Bernese Cantonal Disc
From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The coat-of-arms pyramid of the central field supported by lions is framed by a ring of the inscribed coats of arms of the 39 offices and bailiwicks, which belonged to the countryside of the Canton of Bern in the year of foundation 1575. Scheidegger identified the round pane as a gift of the canton of Bern to a member of the von Roll family in Basel, mentioned in the Seckelmeister accounts of 1575. Payment was made to Abraham Bickart. However, Scheidegger and Matile see him merely responsible...
Kunstmuseum Basel’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBerner Ämterscheibe. 1575. Werkstatt / workshop: Abraham Bickhart (1535–1577). Kunstmuseum Basel, Vermächtnis Emilie Linder, Dienast-Sammlung. Public domain.
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