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Wandalus

3rd quarter 16th c. | Peter Flötner

In the 16th century historiographers assigned a king to each of the twelve historical German tribes. This resulted in a fictive royal lineage designed to emphasize the rights of succession to these rulers of the “German Nation.” The series of plaquettes designed by Flötner around 1540 was exceedingly popular, and was frequently repeated in lead, bronze and silver.

Wandalus

In the 16th century historiographers assigned a king to each of the twelve historical German tribes. This resulted in a fictive royal lineage designed to emphasize the rights of succession to these rulers of the “German Nation.” The series of plaquettes designed by Flötner around 1540 was exceedingly popular, and was frequently repeated in lead, bronze and silver.

Artist:
Peter Flötner (um 1485 Thurgau ? - 1546 Nürnberg) DNB

Time:
3rd quarter 16th c.

Object Name
Plaque; Relief

Culture
Nuremberg

Material/technology:
Silver, wood

Dimensions:
H. 5 cm, B. 3,8 cm (mit Rahmen)

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer

Invs.
Kunstkammer, 1142