The Three Jewish Heroes (Die Drei Guten Juden), from Heroes and Heroines

Hans Burgkmair German
 Border by Hans Weiditz the Younger German

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Standing, from left to right, are Joshua, King David, and Judah Maccabee, each fully armored and accompanied by their coat of arms. The architectural border was added by Weiditz and does not appear in the first state. From a series of six woodcuts each with groupings of three heroes or heroines.

The Three Jewish Heroes (Die Drei Guten Juden), from Heroes and Heroines, Hans Burgkmair (German, Augsburg 1473–1531 Augsburg), Woodcut; second state of three (Hollstein)

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