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Page from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Schedel
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Page from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Schedel

Anton Koberger · 1493 · houtsnede; hand coloring; paper; gilt paint

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Book illustration with depictions of kings on the top and left sides. From left to right: Aptheros, Eructoni, Fenix, Cadmus. From top to bottom: Alcades, Amynthas, Bellotbus. At the bottom, a depiction of Corinth. A walled city with a city gate in the center, crowned by a statue of a king. On the right, a church.

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pageprint(story of) Cadmuscity-walls
Credit lineBladzijde uit de Neurenbergkroniek van Schedel. 1493. Anton Koberger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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