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The Sigismund Bell in Krakow
The Sigismund Bell hung on the Sigismund Tower of the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow. The bell was cast in 1520 by Hans Beham of Nuremberg (1480-1533) and funded by King Sigismund I the Old (1467-1548). The body of the bell is decorated with inscriptions and images. Around the upper part of the waist runs a majuscule Renaissance Latin inscription indicating the bell's donor and dedicating it to God. Th…
Creator
- Hans Beham
Subject
- bellfounding
Type of item
- church bell
- bell
- metal artwork
Date
- 1520
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- International Centre for Information Management Systems and Services (ICIMSS)
Creation date
- 1520
Place-Time
Places
Identifier
- 82396
- Pb_82396
Language
- pl
- pol
Is part of
- Europeana Crafted
Providing country
- Poland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2023-08-14T11:26:37.529Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-08-21T09:15:24.021Z