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Burgkmair, Hans the Elder (c.1473-c.1553)
Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian I, 1508. A medieval knight’s prestige, power, and glory were demonstrated by his armored horse. In this imposing woodcut, the emperor wears the type of fluted armor that would later be named for him-Maximilian armor. Woodcut from two blocks in black and gold on vellum, 318 x 225 mm (image); 323 x 235 mm (sheet). Signed recto lower right, in black block, in image: ". H . BURGKMAIR"; dated in image on scroll: "1508"; inscribed upper center, in image under arch: ". IMP.CAES.MAXIMIL.AUG". Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1961.3.
Location
The Art Institute of Chicago/Chicago/USA
Unique Identifier
ART535485
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3876px × 5641px
Photo Credit
The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY
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Armor
Horse
Horseman
Knight
Maximilian I (1459-1519) Holy Roman Emperor
Woodcut