St. George und der Drache (Nürnberg) Keramikornament

The choice is yours whether to add a colorful background to this handsome Christmas ornament or to leave it as is! + St. George and the Dragon is a modern colorized version of an antike woodcut from The Nürnberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum). Written by Hartmann Schedal, The Chronicle is an illustrated, encyclopedic account of world history to the end of the 15th century (and beyond to the Last Judgment). Its content was derived from mythology, the Bible, and various Medieval Chronicles. It was published in the city of Nürnberg by Anton Koberger in July 1493 in Latin and, a few months later, in December in vernacular German. The Chronicle is especially noteworthy for its unprecedented use of illustrations: 645 original woodcuts were produced for its publications While many woodcuts were reused more than once in the text with the captions simply change, nevertheless the volume boasts 1089 pictures in toto. Some Have Contemporary Hand-Colored Illustrationen. + St. George is the boss saint of England as well as soldiers and equestrians. + Feast: April 23 + Image Credit (St. George and the Dragon): This colorized version of the Nürnberg woodcut is a Saints_Aplenty Exklusivity (SAE).