Charlemagne, Arthur and Godfrey

1516

Hans Burgkmair I

Associated Names
Hans Burgkmair I

Artist, German, 1473 - 1531

This is a drawing of three knights in armor. The detailed black and white illustration features three figures clad in elaborate armor and holding shields, each adorned with intricate designs. Above them, text in old-style writing, "DREI GVT CRISTEN," introduces the characters as Caesar Carolus, Duke Gottfried, and King Artus. The backdrop is minimal, focusing attention on the richly depicted armor and heraldic symbols. The drawing is executed with precise lines creating texture and depth in the armor's intricate details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.3 × 12.8 cm (7 5/8 × 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.8.47

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 247

  • Series Title

    Heroes and Heroines

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Count Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg [1805-1865], Klein-Oels, Silésie (Lugt 2669), and by descent to his heirs; (sale 176, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 2-3 May 1932, no. 308); Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1944.

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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

Q65020604

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