1596
Frontal view
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Frontal view upper end with inscription
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
inscription
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Armoured figure
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Armor figure, upper body, oblique view from the left Detailed view of the armor figure / top left the coat of arms of the Kress von Kressenstein, top right
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
upper end with inscription Armor figure, upper body, oblique view from the left
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
oblique view from the right
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Rüstungsfigur, Oberkörper, Schrägansicht von rechts
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Armoured figure, detail
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Oblique view from the right
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Detail with fruit, ornamental carving, head and volute
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Ornamental carving and volute with leaves and string of pearls
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Details with ornamental carving
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Pedestal
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
1596
Comparative image: left tomb Kressenstein 1596 / right tomb Dobschütz 1601 (Nuremberg, Johanniskirche)
Epitaph for Hieronymus Kress, war councilor of the Franconian district, keeper of the imperial fortress, member of the inner secret council of the city of Nuremberg (Fritz Traugott Schulz / Thieme Becker), who was killed in action in Pressburg on 18.7.1596 and buried in the parish church in Kraftshof on 4.8.1596.
Figure in armor, flanked by half-columns and crowned by two coats of arms. Ornamental motifs and caryatid base with masked head on the sides. Bronze inscription plaque at the top, framed by an angel's head and death emblems. (Short inventory, The City of Nuremberg, Munich, 1977)
see also: Friedrich von Dobschütz / Epitaph
photo 2022, Theo Noll
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