Fireworks on June 23, 1595, for the entry to Küstrin of the Margrave of Brandenburg and Duchess of Prussia

Fireworks on June 23, 1595, for the entry to Küstrin of the Margrave of Brandenburg and Duchess of Prussia

Georg Keller

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fireworks designs for the entrance of the Margrave Johnann Sigmund to Küstrin in 1595, from the 'Historicae Relationis continuatio' by Jacobus Francus (Conrad Lautenbach or Conrad Memmius), published in Frankfurt 1595. Full title: '[...] Historien/ so sich [...] Hiezwischen nechstverschiener Franckfurter Fastenemess [...] biss auff gegenwertige Herbstmeß dieses 1595 Jahre zugetragen und verlaufen haben'

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fireworks on June 23, 1595, for the entry to Küstrin of the Margrave of Brandenburg and Duchess of PrussiaFireworks on June 23, 1595, for the entry to Küstrin of the Margrave of Brandenburg and Duchess of PrussiaFireworks on June 23, 1595, for the entry to Küstrin of the Margrave of Brandenburg and Duchess of PrussiaFireworks on June 23, 1595, for the entry to Küstrin of the Margrave of Brandenburg and Duchess of PrussiaFireworks on June 23, 1595, for the entry to Küstrin of the Margrave of Brandenburg and Duchess of Prussia

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