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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Herod's Banqued and Beheading of St John the Baptist

In Martin Luther, Haußpostil D. Martin Luthers vber die Sontags vnd der f[ue]rnembsten Fest Euangelia ..., Veit Dietrich (compiler), Nuremberg: Johann vom Berg (printer), Ulrich Neuber (printer), 1548 (Munich, BSB), fol. LIv

fol. LIv (13 of 24 in-Urus figures)
fol. XLVv
fol. LV
Details
  • printing: impression
  • woodcut
  • paper
  • page: figure
  • book decoration: illustration
Matrices
  • Herod's Banqued and Beheading of St John the Baptist (vom Berg & Neuber 1544)
Actors
  • Johann vom Berg (died 7 August 1563 / fl. 1541 - 1563) printer, printer : 1548
  • Ulrich Neuber (died 19 August 1571) printer, printer : 1548
Places
  • Nuremberg production place : 1548
Design

Herod's Banqued and Beheading of St John the Baptist (vom Berg & Neuber 1544) Part of Set of gospel scenes 70 x 62 mm (vom Berg & Neuber; Günther) ◼

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Iconography description
  • Beheading of St John the Baptist (Iconclass: 73C1333)
  • Salome dancing during the banquet of Herod (Iconclass: 73C133)
Functional context

Feast of the Beheading of St John the Baptist (29 August) (Liturgical year)

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Created on
  • 2021-10-13 13:38

Edited by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-06-27 20:16)

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