Theuerdarnk Nearly Shoots Himself with a Crossbow, from [Theuerdank] Die geuerlicheiten vnd einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen vnd hochberümbten helds vnd Ritters herr Tewrdannckhs
![Theuerdarnk Nearly Shoots Himself with a Crossbow, from [Theuerdank] Die geuerlicheiten vnd einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen vnd hochberümbten helds vnd Ritters herr Tewrdannckhs by Hans Burgkmair|Jost de Negker|Melchior Pfintzing|Vincenz Rockner|Hans Schönsperger the Elder](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/theuerdarnk-nearly-shoots-himself-with-a-crossbow-431161.webp)
Medium
Woodcut on vellum
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 9 13/16 in. (37.5 × 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.70.9
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About the Artist
Hans Burgkmair|Jost de Negker|Melchior Pfintzing|Vincenz Rockner|Hans Schönsperger the Elder · 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...