Saint George on Horseback
Hans Burgkmair
1508/1518
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut in two blocks
Dimensions
sheet: 12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in. (32.5 x 23.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
Accession Number
31.81.4
Tags
Human FiguresSaint GeorgeHorsesArmorSwordsPrincessesDragonsSheep
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...