The Man of Sorrows Standing
Medium
Hand-colored woodcut; second state of two (Hollstein)
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (19.4 × 13.9 cm) Plate: 7 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (18.7 × 13.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbot
Accession Number
41.41
Tags
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...