The War of Deposition against Karl Knutsson, also called the crisis of 1457 and Jöns Bengtsson's Throne Usurpation of 1457 occurred in the winter of 1457 during the final stages of the Dano-Swedish Wa
Seal of Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna from 1465
Wooden sculpture of Karl Knutsson by Bernt Notke
Vädersolstavlan , one of the earliest depictions of Stockholm in 1535, by Urban Målare
Bernt Notke
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Bernt Notke was a late Gothic artist from the Baltic region. He has been described as one of the foremost artists of his time in northern Europe.
War of Deposition against Karl Knutsson
…and imprisoned him. People all around Uppsala quickly joined the rebellion, with their patience having run thin. Wooden sculpture of Karl Knutsson by Bernt Notke News of the uprising reached Knutsson when he was in Östergötland, and he now marched towards Nyköping and later Strängnäs with his entire force of…
The Lübeck Danse Macabre (detail, photographic reproduction, original destroyed)
Lübecker Totentanz by Bernt Notke (around 1463, destroyed in a bombing raid in 1942)
The Tallinn Danse Macabre showing left to right human figures representing the Pope, the Emperor, a Queen, a Cardinal, and a King
The Lübeck triumphal cross