03 — ARTWORK
Façade of the Otto Heinrich Wing
- MEDIUM
- Stone
- TYPE
- Other
PALETTE
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- FILE
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COMMENTARY
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Alexander Colyn of Mechelen was a pupil of Meit, brought the decorative manner of the Flemish Renaissance to Heidelberg.
Heidelberg was the capitalThe head or crowning feature of a column or pillar. Structurally, capitals broaden the area of a column so that it can more easily bear the weight of the arch or entablature it supports. of the humanist Otto Heinrich, whose palace was ornamented with sturdy caryatids and allegories.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Façade of the Otto Heinrich Wing by COLYN, Alexander},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/colyn-alexander-r957294defea343/faade-of-the-otto-heinrich-wing-rf8ce44b33b557e},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
OTHER WORKS BY ALEXANDER COLYN
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