The Upper Section of the Entryway to the Central Portal with a Winged Figure Holding the Imperial Crown, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18
Medium
Woodcut and letterpress
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 3/8 × 24 7/16 in. (46.6 × 62.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.82.24
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints collection, where we encounter *The Upper Section of theway to the Central Portal a Winged Figure Holding Imperial Crown*, a remarkable proof from Albrecht Dürer's monumental *Arch of Honor* series. Dated 1515 and printed between 1517 and 1518, this woodcut letterpress print captures the grandeur of a triumphal arch designed to honor Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I his funeral procession. Collaboratively crafted by Dürer—a master of the Northern Renaissance—with Hans Springinklee, Wolf Traut, and Hieronymus Andreae, it exemplifies the...
About the Artist
Albrecht Dürer|Hans Springinklee|Wolf Traut|Hieronymus Andreae · 1471–1528
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...