Recto of a Sheet with Maximilian, from The Genealogy of Emperor Maximilian I
Hans Burgkmair
1509–12
Medium
Woodcut; first state of two (Hollstein)
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (20.5 × 18 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939
Accession Number
39.92.1a
Tags
SwordsMenProfilesCoat of Arms
About the Artist
Hans Burgkmair · 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...