About this motif
In the 17th century copper engravings liked to show cities as a wide panorama with all their church towers. Lübeck thus presented itself as a mighty trading metropolis.
Behrens' sheet "Lübeck around 1640" shows the city skyline with numerous towers behind fields, with a banner reading "Lubecca – Lübeck" and coats of arms at the top. Image about 12 x 16 cm on a 26 x 37 cm sheet, black and white or hand-coloured, framed on request.
