Memorial Shield of Jacob Ortlieb

Artist/maker unknown, German Geography: Possibly made in Nuremberg, Germany, EuropeMade in southern Germany, Germany, EuropeDate: c. 1475 Medium: Gessoed, painted, and partially silvered wood; iron; leather; rope Dimensions:55 1/8 x 9 x 45 11/16 inches (140 x 22.9 x 116 cm) By the early fifteenth century, it was customary for patrician and noble families in…

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