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Fireworks on the Schiessplatz, Nuremberg, June 22, 1665

Designer Pyrotechnic design by Georg Carl Hornung
Designer Pyrotechnic design by Johann Conrad Hornung
Designer Pyrotechnic design by Johann Arnold
after 1665
Not on view
Nuremberg was the fireworks capital of the German states, and this before-and-after print may have had a didactic purpose, demonstrating the effects of different devices and artillery. Besides rockets, Roman candles, and Catherine wheels, there is a sort of billboard at the left, illustrating the story of the rich man and poor Lazarus, while at the right an open hell mouth reveals one of the damned and a devil inside.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fireworks on the Schiessplatz, Nuremberg, June 22, 1665
  • Designer: Pyrotechnic design by Georg Carl Hornung
  • Designer: Pyrotechnic design by Johann Conrad Hornung
  • Designer: Pyrotechnic design by Johann Arnold
  • Date: after 1665
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 14 1/2 × 12 1/16 in. (36.8 × 30.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Prints-Fete, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.3237
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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