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This is a drawing of a heraldic coat of arms. The image features a shield with a rampant lion at its center. At the top of the shield is a helmet crested with a creature that resembles an eagle with outspread wings and a crowned head. The shield is decorated with intricate leaf-like mantling. The color palette includes black and red tones. At the bottom, there is an inscription in a stylized script.
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This is a drawing of a heraldic coat of arms. The image features a shield with a rampant lion at its center. At the top of the shield is a helmet crested with a creature that resembles an eagle with outspread wings and a crowned head. The shield is decorated with intricate leaf-like mantling. The color palette includes black and red tones. At the bottom, there is an inscription in a stylized script.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bookplate of the Abbey of Ottobeuren

German 15th Century

Date
c. 1500
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in vermilion and red on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 23.4 × 16.3 cm (9 3/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1952.8.9
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Shield
  • Ottobeuren

NGA object ID 41740. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.