A faithful representation of the fireworks display presented by Johann Müller as proof of his Mastership, Johannis Schiessplatz, Nuremberg, 1659
Anonymous
1659
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 in. × 15 1/16 in. (28 × 38.2 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture|Prints-Fete
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.3216
Tags
FireworksHuman Figures
About the Artist
Anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...