Maximilian Emperor of Germany &c. &c., from Portraits of Royal Personnages
Medium
Mezzotint and etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/8 × 15 11/16 in. (51.1 × 39.9 cm) Plate: 14 7/16 × 10 7/16 in. (36.7 × 26.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Accession Number
24.63.1785
Tags
About the Artist
Hans Burgkmair|Samuel Woodburn|Charles Turner · 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...