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Emperor Louis the Bavarian

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

A flower cup with a king, turned to the left. In his hands he holds a globus cruciger and a scepter. The depiction is part of the succession of emperors in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Emperor Louis the Bavarian. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie albumblad emperor king

Credit lineKeizer Lodewijk de Beier. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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