Reichsadlerhumpen

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Reichsadlerhumpen, enameled glass Humpen with a double-headed eagle wearing the imperial German crown, 1604; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Figure 220: Humpen (enamelled drinking vessels), German, 17th century. (Left) Tankard decorated with a representation of the Trinity. Height 30 cm. (Right) Reichsadlerhumpen, decorated with the imperi

Reichsadlerhumpen

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…the imperial double-headed eagle (Reichsadlerhumpen); representations of the emperor with his seven electors, either seated or mounted on horseback (Kurfürstenhumpen); subjects from the Old and New Testaments; and allegorical themes such as the Eight Virtues and the Ages of Man. These were painted between borders of multicoloured or white…
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…the imperial double-headed eagle (Reichsadlerhumpen); representations of the emperor with his seven electors, either seated or mounted on horseback (Kurfürstenhumpen); subjects from the Old and New Testaments; and allegorical themes such as the Eight Virtues and the Ages of Man. These were painted between borders of multicoloured or white…
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Reichsadlerhumpen carry a double-headed eagle and imperial German crown. The bird’s breast is usually covered with either a large crucifix or a ball of empire; the arms of the German electors and the 48 members of the Holy Roman Empire are sometimes arranged along the…
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Reichsadlerhumpen carry a double-headed eagle and imperial German crown. The bird’s breast is usually covered with either a large crucifix or a ball of empire; the arms of the German electors and the 48 members of the Holy Roman Empire are sometimes arranged along the…
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