Editorial" Dreikoenigsschrein", the Shrine of the Three Magi, bottom row with figures of prophets and kings made by Master Nicolas himself. Gold, enamel, precious stones.
EditorialThe Madonna with child and 4 kings: Emperor Otto IV and the 3 Magi. Detail of the Shrine of the Three Holy Kings at the high chancel of the cathedral Gold, enamel, precious stones, antique gems, cameos (begun 1181).
EditorialGermany. Rhineland-Palatinate. Koblenz. Basilica of Saint Castor. In this church Carolingian heirs discussed what was to become the Treaty of Verdun (843) and division of Charlemagne's empire. Original construction, 817-836. Current building, Romanesqu...
EditorialLa Borne, Verdun. Dated: c. 1916. Dimensions: overall: 32.1 x 50.2 cm (12 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.). Medium: black crayon and brush with black and gray ink over graphite on wove paper.
EditorialLa Borne, Verdun. Dated: c. 1916. Dimensions: overall: 32.1 x 50.2 cm (12 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.). Medium: black crayon and brush with black and gray ink over graphite on wove paper.
EditorialG. J. Durand, American, died 1820, Evacuation of France by the Germans, Purifying the Streets of Verdun by Fire, 1873, Wood engraving on paper, image: 8 15/16 x 11 13/16 in. (22.7 x 30 cm).
EditorialCrucifixion. The mourning women (on the reverse side). Detail from the Shrine of the Three Magi at the high chancel of the cathedral. Gold, enamel, precious stones, antique gems, cameos (begun 1181).
EditorialGermany. Rhineland-Palatinate. Koblenz. Basilica of Saint Castor. In this church Carolingian heirs discussed what was to become the Treaty of Verdun (843) and division of Charlemagne's empire. Original construction, 817-836. Current building, Romanesqu...
EditorialThe center part of the Verdun altar, 27 of 51 plaques in champsleve-technique, enamel on gilded copper. New Testament scenes in the middle row, Old Testament parallels above and below. 1181, for Prior Wernher of the Augustinian canons of Klosterneuburg...
EditorialGermany. Rhineland-Palatinate. Koblenz. Basilica of Saint Castor. In this church Carolingian heirs discussed what was to become the Treaty of Verdun (843) and division of Charlemagne's empire. Original construction, 817-836. Current building, Romanesqu...