impression:T60879

Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)

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Massacre of the Innocents

In Johann Spangenberg, Postilla Teütsch: für die jungen Christen, Knaben und Meydlin, in Fragstücke verfasset, Von den fürnem[m]sten Festen, durch das gantze Jar, Augsburg: Heinrich Steiner (printer), 1544 (Munich, BSB), fol. XXr

fol. XXr (6 of 30 in-Urus figures)

Details

Matrices

Hans (II) Weiditz (printmaker), Massacre of the Innocents (Grimm & Wirsung; Steiner)

Actors

Hans (II) Weiditz (ca 1500 - ca 1536) printmaker : 1 January 1519 - 26 February 1520
Heinrich Steiner (died March/April 1548) printer : 1544

Places

Augsburg production place : 1544

Design

Hans (II) Weiditz (printmaker), Massacre of the Innocents (Grimm & Wirsung; Steiner) Part of Set of small gospel scenes (Grimm & Wirsung; Steiner; Egenolff) ◼

Expert view

Iconography description

Massacre of the innocents (Iconclass: 73B63)

Functional context

Feast of the Holy Innocents (28 December) (Liturgical year)

References

Web resources

digital copy (MDZ)

Credits

Created by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-12-16 20:12)

Edited by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-12-16 20:49)