Saints Valentine, Stephen, and Maximilian, the Patron Saints of Passau
Hans Burgkmair
1503–5
Medium
Hand-colored woodcut; second state of two (Hollstein)
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 8 9/16 in. (34 × 21.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of James Clark McGuire, 1930
Accession Number
31.54.411
Tags
MenSaintsCoat 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...