The Three Jewish Heroes (Die Drei Guten Juden), from Heroes and Heroines
Medium
Woodcut; second state of three (Hollstein)
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 7/16 in. (32 × 21.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940
Accession Number
40.125.2
Tags
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About the Artist
Hans Burgkmair|Hans Weiditz the Younger · 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...