The Skill of the White King Dealing with Different Nations in Wartime, from Der Weisskunig
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (22.1 × 20 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.72.42
Tags
SoldiersSwordsKings
About the Artist
Hans Burgkmair|Jost de Negker|Marx Treitz-Sauerwein von Ehrentreitz · 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...