
The Coat of Arms of Wigeleus von Fröschel, Bishop of Passau
Burgkmair I, Hans · German
1503
- Medium
- woodcut with hand coloring on laid paper
- Classification
- Period
- 1501 to 1550
- Image size
- 4427 × 6177px
Description
This is a drawing of a heraldic coat of arms with two angels and a large bishop's mitre. The coat of arms is quartered, featuring lions in red sections and frog-like creatures in black sections, with a smaller inescutcheon in the center showing a lion. Two angels support the coat of arms and hold a bishop's mitre above it. The colors include reds, greens, black, and gold. The composition is framed with intricate black linework.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).