Fireworks on the Schiessplatz, Nuremberg, June 22, 1665
Pyrotechnic design by Georg Carl Hornung
Pyrotechnic design by Johann Conrad Hornung
Pyrotechnic design by Johann Arnold
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.
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