Iconography

IMAGE OF THE BLACK ARCHIVE

Germany. 16th century

PORTRAITS

Commanders, soldiers, etc / Commanders / 4. Holy Roman Empire / Sebald Schirmer (1501-1560)

SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY

Coats-of-Arms / Motifs / Head of a Black

Further details

Inscription: FORTIA PRO CELEBRI PATRIA TULIT ARMA SEBALDUS / SCHIRMERUS, TURCAS, MARCHIACOSQUE PREMENS / ILLIUS EXPRESSIT VIVOS IN IMAGINE VULTUS, / QUI NESCIT GRAPHICA PENZIUS, ARTE PAREM / ILLE SED EFFIGIEM PATRIAE DONAVIT HABENDAM / CUI SUA NOTA FIDES, SANGUINE, CORDE, MANU / HUIC OPTAT PLACIDAE FOELICIA TEMPORA PACIS, / AUT FORTUNATOS IN PIA BELLA DUCES.

Artist or creator

Pencz, Georg (c1500-1550)

Date

1545

Location

Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum

Contact

For comments or queries, please contact photographic.collect@sas.ac.uk
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