Caption

The monk Schwarz invents black powder. Berthold Schwarz, supposedly a Franciscan monk and alchemist from Freiburg im Breisgau in the 14th century. He is said to have discovered black powder by chance around 1359. Today, historians regard him as a fictitious figure and the invention of black powder and handguns or cannons attributed to him as a legend., digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th century original, historical

Date

May 21, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26F93_131

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No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

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88.7Mb (29.6Mb) / 14.5in x 23.7in / 4352 x 7120 (300dpi)

Keywords

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