Stove tiles depicting knights named Holofernes and Josua, 16th century.


Stove tiles depicting knights named Holofernes and Josua, first half of the 16th century. From the famous workshop of the Kirschvogel Brothers in Nuremberg. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.


Size: 6473px × 4738px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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