Panorama van het beleg van Münster
anonymous; Erhard Schön
1534 - 1535
Medium
paper
Dimensions
297; 382
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
### Panorama van het Beleg van Münster (orama of the Siege of Münster) This intricate panorama, created between 1534 and 1535 by anonymous possibly involving the Nuremberg engraver Erhard Schön captures the dramatic siege of Münster during the Anabaptist rebellion Measuring just 297 × 382 mm on paper, it offers a sweeping bird's-eye view of the fortified city under assault by Prince-Bishop Franz Waldeck's forces. work bears a collector's mark (Lugt 240), hinting at its prized status among early modern print enthusiasts. Historically, the siege marked a bloody chapter in the Reformation era, ...