Fireworks on the Schiessplatz, Nuremberg, June 22, 1665
Georg Carl Hornung|Johann Arnold|Johann Conrad Hornung
after 1665 · Etching · Drawings and Prints
Nuremberg was the fireworks capital of the German states, and this before-and-after print may have had a didactic purpose, demonstrating the effects of different devices and artillery. Besides rockets, Roman candles, and Catherine wheels, there is a sort of billboard at the left, illustrating the story of the rich man and poor Lazarus, while at the right an open hell mouth reveals one of the damned and a devil inside.
- Artist
- Georg Carl Hornung|Johann Arnold|Johann Conrad Hornung
- Date
- after 1665
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
