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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.

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
Print
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.

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