Harvard Art Museums > 2006.80: Emperor Maximilian Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Emperor Maximilian (Albrecht Dürer)(Hans Weiditz) , 2006.80,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/315241. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.80 People Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg) Hans Weiditz, German (before 1500 - after 1536) Title Emperor Maximilian Classification Prints Work Type print Date c. 1519 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/315241 Physical Descriptions Medium Woodcut on dark cream antique laid paper Technique Woodcut Dimensions Sheet: 54.5 x 38.2 cm (21 7/16 x 15 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: AD monogram lower right inscription: at lower right corner, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD inscription: inscription identifying the sitter at each side of his head, and the date of this woodcut, the year of the sitter's death. : IMPERATOR.../ CAESAR.../....Der Teür Fürst....1519. inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 2652/480 / LC- / G 8-03 collector's mark: verso, blue stamp with accession number written below in graphite: THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 2006.80 [Lugt 936] State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State Meder 4th block, 2/2 a/d Standard Reference Number Bartsch 154, Meder 255 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Sally Anne Duncan in honor of Marjorie B. Cohn Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.80 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Commentary Dürer produced this woodcut portrait just before the death of the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian of Austria (1459-1519). It is based on a sketch that the artist made of the Emperor during the Diet of Augsburg in 1518. Maximilian is pictured without imperial regalia, save the collar of the Royal Order of the Golden Fleece, although the imperial coats of arms are depicted above his head. Four versions of this woodcut exist, printed from four different block, all made to satisfy the demand for images of Maximilian after his death. This one is from the fourth block with an architectural frame added by Hans Weiditz. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
