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-431163.webp)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 6 3/16 × 5 1/2 in. (15.7 × 13.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.63
Tags
Military EquipmentMenHorses
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...