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Original antique print "Bartenstein" - Partenstein castle There are only ruins left of this medieval castle above the small town of Partenstein in the Franconia Spessart mountains. We can see on this print the, between the horse and the flutist, the3 symbolic depiction of Partenstein town. "Meisner's Schatzkästlein" By Daniel Meisner (1585-1625). Original antique print

City Views, Animals, Music, Germany, Franken, Bartenstein, Partenstein, Flute, Horses, Lion

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"Bartenstein" - Partenstein castle

There are only ruins left of this medieval castle above the small town of Partenstein in the Franconia Spessart mountains. We can see on this print the, between the horse and the flutist, the3 symbolic depiction of Partenstein town.

The allegoric text, in Latin and in German, refers to Heracles (Herkules) and the 8th of his labors. Heracles had the task to bring back from Diomedes, king of the Thrakiens, the fierce, man-eating mares. We can see, as symbols referring to Heracles, the skin of the Nemean Lion, the Heracles club, and the fallen royal crown of Diomedes. On the right side of the print we see a horse rider and a flutist. This refers to an old German saying: To give a horse for nitty gritty values. This saying serves the artist also for the title of the print

Copper etchings . Published in "Thesaurus philopoliticus" also known as "Meisner's Schatzkästlein"

By Daniel Meisner (1585-1625).

Original antique print  

Published in Frankfurt on the Main, 1623-1631. Publication of this monumental work (more than 800 views of cities and towns) continued after Meisner's death. Publisher was Eberhard Kieser.

Minor traces of age and use.

9 x 14,6 cm (ca. 3.5 x 5.7")

 

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