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Title

Naples

(1493)

Artists

Michael Wolgemut

Germany

1434/1437 – 30 Nov 1519

Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

Germany

circa 1460 – 1494

  • Details

    Date
    (1493)
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodcut
    Dimensions
    40.3 x 28.8 cm sheet (irreg.)
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of J.A. (Tony) Gilbert 1991
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    203.1991
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Michael Wolgemut

    Works in the collection

    6

    Artist information
    Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

    Works in the collection

    6

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    Michael Wolgemut or Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

    From the 'Nuremberg Chronicle', published by Anton Koberger, Nuremberg 1493

    Views of cities featured prominently throughout the pages of the 'Nuremberg Chronicle'. However, the publisher economised on many of them, and some of the woodcuts are printed from the same blocks for different subjects. This supposed view of Naples is from just such a block; it was also used to represent Damascus, Perugia and Siena. In fact, it appears to be a generalised view of a rather German-looking town.

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