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Nuremberg Collection (#2)

"Nuremberg: A City of History, Art, and Festivities" Nestled in the heart of Germany, a city that boasts a rich tapestry of cultural heritage

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Aesop - probably legendary Greek fabulist. 1493 (Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel Liber chronicarum)

Aesop - probably legendary Greek fabulist. 1493 (Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel Liber chronicarum mundi)
530892 Aesop - probably legendary Greek fabulist. 1493 (Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle)); (add.info.: According to Herodotus)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)
8644856 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages (engraving)

The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages (engraving)
8644844 The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Schmausengarten Vor Nurnberg / Feast Garden in front of Nuremberg (colour litho)

Schmausengarten Vor Nurnberg / Feast Garden in front of Nuremberg (colour litho)
8666208 Schmausengarten Vor Nurnberg / Feast Garden in front of Nuremberg (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schmausengarten Vor Nurnberg)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Heilig-Geist-Spital, Nuremberg (b/w photo)

Heilig-Geist-Spital, Nuremberg (b/w photo)
8656968 Heilig-Geist-Spital, Nuremberg (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heilig-Geist-Spital (Hospice of the Holy Spirit), Nuremberg, Germany

Background imageNuremberg Collection: The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)
8650805 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: woodcut showing Adam and Eve after their banishment from the Garden of Eden

woodcut showing Adam and Eve after their banishment from the Garden of Eden
5311183 woodcut showing Adam and Eve after their banishment from the Garden of Eden. Eve is shown suckling her child, while Adam is tilling the ground

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel
3697241 Cain and Abel; (add.info.: Cain and Abel. Moses. Nuremberg Chronicle, 1483. Illustrated bible..); PHAS/UIG

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Anatomical illustration

Anatomical illustration
2625630 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Vier Bucher von menschlicher Proportion by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Nuremberg, 1528

Background imageNuremberg Collection: 19th century Nuremberg post-runner

19th century Nuremberg post-runner
673361 19th century Nuremberg post-runner; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Nuremberg post-runner); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageNuremberg Collection: St Thomas Aquinas (c1225-1274) Italian philosopher and theologian. Joined Dominican order

St Thomas Aquinas (c1225-1274) Italian philosopher and theologian. Joined Dominican order
532062 St Thomas Aquinas (c1225-1274) Italian philosopher and theologian. Joined Dominican order and studied under Albertus Magnus at Cologne

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Hippocrates of Cos (born c460 BC) Ancient Greek physician. Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel Liber

Hippocrates of Cos (born c460 BC) Ancient Greek physician. Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel Liber chronicarum mundi
527512 Hippocrates of Cos (born c460 BC) Ancient Greek physician. Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle), Nuremberg, 1493.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Venerable Bede (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian: monk at Jarrow

Venerable Bede (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian: monk at Jarrow, Northumberland
532024 Venerable Bede (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian: monk at Jarrow, Northumberland, holding open a book

Background imageNuremberg Collection: 8624331

8624331

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Tickets from the early days of German railways, 19th Century (colour litho)

Tickets from the early days of German railways, 19th Century (colour litho)
8673055 Tickets from the early days of German railways, 19th Century (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Schembart Carnival, Nuremberg (colour litho)

Schembart Carnival, Nuremberg (colour litho)
8672837 Schembart Carnival, Nuremberg (colour litho) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schembart Carnival, Nuremberg, Germany)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Nuremberg (engraving)

Nuremberg (engraving)
8638627 Nuremberg (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nuremberg. Illustration for Dictionnaire Universel Illustre De La Geographie et Des Voyages)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century (engraving)

German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century (engraving)
8644818 German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Bay window on the parsonage of the Sebalduskirche, Nuremberg (b/w photo)

Bay window on the parsonage of the Sebalduskirche, Nuremberg (b/w photo)
8656975 Bay window on the parsonage of the Sebalduskirche, Nuremberg (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Hyacinth hybrid variety, Marie de Medicis, Hyacinthus orientalis

Hyacinth hybrid variety, Marie de Medicis, Hyacinthus orientalis. Handcoloured botanical copperplate engraving by Adam
FLO5004803 Hyacinth hybrid variety, Marie de Medicis, Hyacinthus orientalis. Handcoloured botanical copperplate engraving by Adam Ludwig Wirsing from Christoph Jacob Trew's Hortus nitidissimis

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Anatomical illustration

Anatomical illustration
2625623 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Vier Bucher von menschlicher Proportion by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Nuremberg, 1528

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Anatomical illustration

Anatomical illustration
2625632 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Vier Bucher von menschlicher Proportion by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Nuremberg, 1528

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Noah and his sons: Jafet, Cam and Sem

Noah and his sons: Jafet, Cam and Sem
3697242 Noah and his sons: Jafet, Cam and Sem; (add.info.: Noah and his sons: Jafet, Cam and Sem. Nuremberg Chronicle, 1483. Illustrated bible.); PHAS/UIG

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Rescue of Moses from the water of the Nile River

Rescue of Moses from the water of the Nile River
3697239 Rescue of Moses from the water of the Nile River; (add.info.: Rescue of Moses from the water of the Nile River. Nuremberg Chronicle, 1483. Illustrated bible.); PHAS/UIG

Background imageNuremberg Collection: The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)
8644858 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)
8644857 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Fire engine. From Georg Andreas Bockler Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving

Fire engine. From Georg Andreas Bockler Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving
530356 Fire engine. From Georg Andreas Bockler Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageNuremberg Collection: The Castle, Nuremberg (b/w photo)

The Castle, Nuremberg (b/w photo)
8656967 The Castle, Nuremberg (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Castle, Nuremberg, Germany)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Nuremberg from the tower of the Lorenzkirche (b/w photo)

Nuremberg from the tower of the Lorenzkirche (b/w photo)
8656964 Nuremberg from the tower of the Lorenzkirche (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nuremberg, Germany, from the tower of the Lorenzkirche)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Gansemannchenbrunnen, Nuremberg (b/w photo)

Gansemannchenbrunnen, Nuremberg (b/w photo)
8656974 Gansemannchenbrunnen, Nuremberg (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gansemannchenbrunnen (Goose Man Fountain), Nuremberg, Germany

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Nürnberg Germany Skyline

Nürnberg Germany Skyline
Michael Tompsett

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Nürnberg Germany Skyline

Nürnberg Germany Skyline
Michael Tompsett

Background imageNuremberg Collection: German Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving)

German Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving)
8650800 German Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Woodcut showing a view of a fortified city, with a small sailing vessel drawing up to a jetty to

Woodcut showing a view of a fortified city, with a small sailing vessel drawing up to a jetty to discharge its cargo
5311175 Woodcut showing a view of a fortified city, with a small sailing vessel drawing up to a jetty to discharge its cargo

Background imageNuremberg Collection: The figure of Antichrist

The figure of Antichrist
3479443 The figure of Antichrist; (add.info.: The figure of Antichrist as conceived by Lucas Cranach. From Hartmann Schedel Liber chronicarum (Nuremberg Chronicle), Nuremberg

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Nuremberg, Germany, Liber Chronicarum (engraving)

Nuremberg, Germany, Liber Chronicarum (engraving)
3600016 Nuremberg, Germany, Liber Chronicarum (engraving); (add.info.: Nuremberg (Germany). Engraving. Liber chronicarum, 1493.); PHAS/UIG

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Moses

Moses
3697240 Moses; (add.info.: Moses. The Crossing of the Red Sea. Nuremberg Chronicle, 1483. Illustrated bible.); PHAS/UIG

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Anatomical illustration

Anatomical illustration
2625629 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Vier Bucher von menschlicher Proportion by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Nuremberg, 1528

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Anatomical illustration

Anatomical illustration
2625627 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Vier Bucher von menschlicher Proportion by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Nuremberg, 1528

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Anatomical illustration

Anatomical illustration
2625624 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Vier Bucher von menschlicher Proportion by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Nuremberg, 1528

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Anatomical illustration

Anatomical illustration
2625606 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Vier Bucher von menschlicher Proportion by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Nuremberg, 1528

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Anatomical illustration

Anatomical illustration
2625628 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from Vier Bucher von menschlicher Proportion by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Nuremberg, 1528

Background imageNuremberg Collection: German Sculpture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving)

German Sculpture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving)
8644819 German Sculpture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Sculpture of the 16th and 17th Centuries)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Nuremberg Castle and the Funfeckige Turm (b/w photo)

Nuremberg Castle and the Funfeckige Turm (b/w photo)
8656980 Nuremberg Castle and the Funfeckige Turm (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nuremberg Castle and the Funfeckige Turm (Pentagonal Tower)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Monument of St Sebaldus in the Sebalduskirche, Nuremberg (b/w photo)

Monument of St Sebaldus in the Sebalduskirche, Nuremberg (b/w photo)
8656973 Monument of St Sebaldus in the Sebalduskirche, Nuremberg (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Tugendbrunnen, Nuremberg (b/w photo)

Tugendbrunnen, Nuremberg (b/w photo)
8656983 Tugendbrunnen, Nuremberg (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tugendbrunnen (Fountain of Virtue), Nuremberg, Germany

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Insel Schutt, Nuremberg (b/w photo)

Insel Schutt, Nuremberg (b/w photo)
8656969 Insel Schutt, Nuremberg (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insel Schutt (Schutt Island), Nuremberg, Germany

Background imageNuremberg Collection: Nuremberg from the Hallertor (b/w photo)

Nuremberg from the Hallertor (b/w photo)
8656965 Nuremberg from the Hallertor (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nuremberg, Germany, from the Hallertor)




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"Nuremberg: A City of History, Art, and Festivities" Nestled in the heart of Germany, a city that boasts a rich tapestry of cultural heritage. From its medieval architecture to its vibrant Christmas markets, this enchanting destination offers something for everyone. One cannot help but be captivated by the Henry Simonis & Co fire appliance that stands as a testament to the city's commitment to safety and innovation. This remarkable piece of machinery showcases Nuremberg's dedication to protecting its citizens. As we explore further into history, we stumble upon Martin Behaim's world map from 1492. This wood engraving, published in 1884, reminds us of Nuremberg's significant contributions to cartography and exploration during the Renaissance era. Moving on from maps to artistry, Lucas Cranach the Elder's "Allegory of Law and Grace" captures our attention with its profound symbolism. This masterpiece serves as a reminder of Nuremberg's artistic legacy and its role in shaping European culture. Delving deeper into nature's wonders, Basilius Besler’s engravings depict gourds like taro or dasheen alongside pumpkins from his Florilegium published in 1613 at Nuremberg. These intricate illustrations highlight the city’s appreciation for botanical beauty. No visit would be complete without experiencing Christkindelsmarkt - Nuremberg’s famous Christmas Market. The festive atmosphere fills every corner as locals and visitors alike revel in traditional delights while immersing themselves in holiday cheer. Stepping back into history once more brings us face-to-face with Albert Kesselring – an influential figure whose presence shaped both military strategy and post-war reconstruction efforts within this resilient city. Gazing upon the picturesque rooftops reveals not only stunning views but also glimpses into Nuremberg’s tumultuous past.