Wartime Triumphs, from The Triumphal Procession of Emperor Maximilian (Triumph Des Kaisers Maximilian I)
Hans Burgkmair|Adolf Holzhausen
Printed 1883–84
Medium
Woodcut; restrike
Dimensions
Plate: 18 3/8 × 23 3/4 in. (46.6 × 60.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.37(2)-95
Tags
InfantsMenWomen
About the Artist
Hans Burgkmair|Adolf Holzhausen · 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...