Conrad Celtis

1507

Hans Burgkmair I

Associated Names
Hans Burgkmair I

Artist, German, 1473 - 1531

The image shows a detailed engraving of a person seated in the center of an ornate frame. The individual is in a frontal position with a serious facial expression, featuring a strong jawline, prominent nose, high cheekbones, and wavy hair just below a cap. They are dressed in luxurious clothing with a fur-collared coat. The frame is adorned with pillars, cherub-like figures, scrolling foliage, and Latin inscriptions. Cherubs flank the bottom of the frame, and the background is filled with decorative elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.8 x 21.5 cm (15 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 308, State betw. i-ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Life and Lives in the Renaissance, Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; and Columbia Museum of Art, SC, 1956, no. 28.

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

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. 71.

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

Wikidata ID

Q65226914

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