Plate H: Election and Coronation of Emperor Maximilian II
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 11 3/8 in. (18.8 × 28.9 cm) Plate: 6 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (17.5 × 25 cm)
Classification
Prints|Prints-Fete|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.570.351(7)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This 1612 etching, Plate H from a series documenting imperial ceremonies, captures the formal election and coronation of Holy Emperor Maximilian II. by the German artists Bringern and Willhelm Hoffmans, along with an anonymous 17th-century collaborator, the print uses fine line work to portray a bustling crowd gathered amid ornate architectural settings. The medium of etching allowed for precise rendering of both the grand structures and the animated figures, reflecting the era’s interest in recording state occasions for wider audiences. Historically, such prints served as visual records of t...
About the Artist
Johann Bringern|Willhelm Hoffmans|Anonymous, German, 17th century (German|German|German) · 1512 |1600 |1512 –1712 |1700 |1712
German, active Frankfurt| |German, active Frankfurt