Coat of Arms with a Single Eagle

c. 1505

Hans Burgkmair I

Associated Names
Hans Burgkmair I

Artist, German, 1473 - 1531

This is a drawing of a double-headed eagle with a heraldic shield. The image features a double-headed eagle with detailed feathers. Each head faces opposite directions. The wings are widespread, with intricate detailing on each feather. At the center of the eagle's body is a heraldic shield, divided into sections with different patterns. The talons of the eagle are prominently drawn. The image is monochromatic, with sharp contrasts creating depth and emphasis on the lines and contours. The style is reminiscent of early European heraldic art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within platemark): 21 x 17 cm (8 1/4 x 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.126.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 801

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

R. A. Winkler (not in Lugt). (Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475-1540, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2012-2014, no. 69.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower right in block: [ ]B (first part cut off); by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Hans Burgkmair / "Coat of Arms with / a single eagle" / Passavant 102 / H. 801

Wikidata ID

Q76341884

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