Joshua, David and Judas Maccabaeus

1516

Hans Burgkmair I

Associated Names
Hans Burgkmair I

Artist, German, 1473 - 1531

The image depicts three armored figures with various symbols and inscriptions atop their heads. The figures are dressed in detailed armor and ornate clothing, holding different objects. Their expressions suggest communication or deep thought. The top of the image includes inscriptions identifying the figures. The background is minimal, highlighting the details of the figures. The style displays detailed line work, typical of Renaissance engravings or woodcuts, emphasizing texture and pattern in the clothing and armor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 19.6 x 13.2 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.8.48

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 249

  • 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.

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. 42.

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

Q65020605

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