Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570
1570
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/16 × 13 11/16 in. (23 × 34.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.585
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling streets of 16th-century Nuremberg withost Amman's *Entry of Maximilian II into, June 7, 1570*. This lively etching and engraving captures the triumphal procession of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II surrounded by a throng of cheering crowds, ornate carriages, prancing horses, and towering city buildings. Amman, a Swiss-born artist renowned for his intricate book illustrations and depictions of Renaissance daily life, masterfully conveys the spectacle's energy and scale on a modest sheet measuring just over 9 by 13 inches. The event commemorates Maximilian II's ceremonia...
About the Artist
Jost Amman · 1539–1591
Jost Amman (1539–1591) was a Swiss-born woodcut designer, engraver, and illustrator who became one of the most prolific and influential graphic artists of sixteenth-century Germany, producing an output of extraordinary range and technical virtuosity that shaped the visual culture of the later Reformation era. Born in Zurich, Amman moved to Nuremberg around 1560, the city that had been the center o...