Caption

Johannesscheibe in the Romanesque crypt of Constance Cathedral is a round disc made of driven, fire-gilded copper sheet in the 13th century, which depicts the eagle as a symbol of the Evangelist Johannes, Constance, district of Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date

Mar 12, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Markus Keller

Reference

BRK26D33_420

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.9Mb (4.9Mb) / 12.6in x 18.8in / 3766 x 5648 (300dpi)

Keywords

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