Lovers Surprised by Death
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut in three blocks; third state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 × 6 in. (22.8 × 15.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession Number
17.50.39
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Hans Burgkmair|Jost de Negker · 1473–1531
Hans Burgkmair the Elder (1473–1531) was a German painter and printmaker who became one of the leading artists of the Renaissance in Augsburg. Born into a family of painters — his father, Thoman Burgkmair, was a respected artist — he likely received his initial training in his father's workshop. He may also have studied with Martin Schongauer in Colmar, and a probable visit to Italy around 1507 ex...