Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg Kneeling before a Crucifix
A woodcut containing a portrait of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg kneeling before a crucifix. This woodcut likekly originated as a broadsheet since there are no signs of letterpress on the back. The same woodcut appeared in Grabriel Schnellboltz' Wahrhafftige Bildnisse etlicher Fuersten (Wittenberg, 1562) and the Augspurgische Confession (Frankfurt an der Oder:, Eichorn, 1572).
Friedrich, Franz, approximately 1520-1584
Frankfurt an der Oder (Germany)
Hille, Peter, -1574
Latin
Early works to 1800
Woodcuts (prints)
Crucifixion
Jesus Christ
Joachim II, Elector of Brandenburg, 1505-1571
Sixteenth century
19 x 14.2 cm
Still image
woodcuts (prints)
Reformation-era Woodcut collection, 1506-1577
Hollstein, F. W. H. New Hollstein German engravings, etchings, and woodcuts, VIII, p. 187 n.12; XVIIIA, p. 88 n. 6.
Passavant, J. D. Le peintre-graveur, IV, p. 231 n.2.
Box 1, Folder 6
MSS 400
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