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Emperors Otto II and Otto III
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Emperors Otto II and Otto III

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

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Flower cups with two emperors and an empress. They wear crowns and hold swords and scepters. Also two shields with a double-headed eagle. The image is part of the genealogy of Emperor Henry II the Holy in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the persons as Emperor Otto II and his wife, and their son Emperor Otto III. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiealbumbladOtto II (Rooms-Duits keizer)Otto III (Rooms-Duits keizer)emperor
Credit lineKeizers Otto II en Otto III. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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