The First Flemish Rebellion; The Campaign Against Liège; The Coronation of Maximilian; The Second Flemish Rebellion; The Alliance Between Philip I of Castile and Henry VII; The Victory Against France, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18

The First Flemish Rebellion; The Campaign Against Liège; The Coronation of Maximilian; The Second Flemish Rebellion; The Alliance Between Philip I of Castile and Henry VII; The Victory Against France, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18 by Wolf Traut|Hieronymus Andreae|Hans Springinklee|Albrecht Dürer

Medium

Woodcut and letterpress

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 7/16 × 25 1/16 in. (36.6 × 63.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928

Accession Number

28.82.23

Art Historical Context

Behold this impressive woodcut sheet from Albrecht Dürer's monumental *Arch of Honor*, collaborative triumph of early 16th-century printmaking. Dated 1515 as a proof and printed between 1517-18, it features intricate designs by Dürer alongside workshop talents Wolf Traut, Hieronym Andreae, and Hansinklee. Measuring nearly 25 inches wide, this single sheet captures six dramatic vignettes: the First and Second Flemish Rebell, the Campaign Against Li, Maximilian I's Coronation, the between Philip I of Castile and Henry VII, and the Victory Against France. Commissioned to glorify Holy Roman Emper...

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