The Coat of Arms of Wigeleus von Fröschel, Bishop of Passau

Deutsche Grafik 1500–1563, 1503

This is a drawing of a heraldic coat of arms with two angels and a large bishop's mitre. The coat of arms is quartered, featuring lions in red sections and frog-like creatures in black sections, with a smaller inescutcheon in the center showing a lion. Two angels support the coat of arms and hold a bishop's mitre above it. The colors include reds, greens, black, and gold. The composition is framed with intricate black linework.
Artist
Deutsche Grafik 1500–1563
Date
1503
Type
Print
Medium
woodcut with hand coloring on laid paper
Dimensions
18.2 × 13 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a drawing of a heraldic coat of arms with two angels and a large bishop's mitre. The coat of arms is quartered, featuring lions in red sections and frog-like creatures in black sections, with a smaller inescutcheon in the center showing a lion. Two angels support the coat of arms and hold a bishop's mitre above it. The colors include reds, greens, black, and gold. The composition is framed with intricate black linework.

Deutsche Grafik 1500–1563