1473 Gallery

Wilhelm I, Margrave of Baden, died 1473

Wilhelm I, Margrave of Baden, died 1473. Wilhelm I Markgraf von Baden, died 1473. Kneeling in suit of plate armour with cape, tunic, heraldic coat of arms. From the grave effigy in Konstanz Minster. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C.R. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher

© Florilegius

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Originally a Byzantine church, built by emperor Justinian to replace Constantine's original building (destroyed by fire) it became a Moslem mosque after the conquest of 1473

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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