View of Nuremberg from the West (center section)

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View of Nuremberg from the West (center section)

Hanns LautensackLinkedCulture matchlcp-e2725478491f

Date
1552
Medium
Etching
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
7199

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This panorama, the banner tells us, is a Truthful picture of the praiseworthy imperial town Nuremberg toward the west. Hans Lautensack was justifiably proud of his city's skyline, punctuated by the twin spires of St. Sebaldus and St. Lorenz. To affirm the accuracy of his view, Lautensack showed himself sketching in the right foreground as onlookers point out details. The strapwork cartouche carries the coat of arms of the German Empire, flanked by the arms of Nuremberg (left) and the Nuremberg castle (right). Germany, Europe

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Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1925

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