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Bruno the Great and Thankmar of Saxony

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

Two flower cups with a bishop and a nobleman. The bishop with sword and staff. The nobleman has only a sword. The image is part of the genealogy of Emperor Henry II the Holy in the Liber Chronicarum. The text and the shields identify the men as Bishop Bruno of Cologne and Thankmar of Saxony, two sons of Henry the Fowler. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie albumblad Bruno de Grote Thankmar pope

Credit lineBruno de Grote en Thankmar van Saksen. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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