Fireworks on the Schiessplatz, Nuremberg, June 22, 1665
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
- 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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