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Libertas Germaniae

1519
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Object Information
  • Title: Libertas Germaniae
  • Author: Hieronymus Gebweiler
  • Printer: Johann Schott (German, 1477–ca. 1548 Strasbourg)
  • Artist: Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd (?) 1484/85–1545 Strasbourg)
  • Sitter: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (Spanish, 1500–1558)
  • Published in: Strasbourg
  • Date: 1519
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 3/16 in. (20.7 x 14.2 x 0.4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.53.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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