The triumph of Maximilian I; 137 woodcuts by Hans Burgkmair and others.
In 1512, Maximilian I, ruler of the Holy roman Empire, dictated to his secretary an elaborate plan to commemorate his own name, dynasty, and achievements. He Conceived of a work of art of grand scope-- a triumphal procession to be done both in the form of miniature paintings and in a magnificent ser...
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New York,
Dover Publications
[©1964]
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Dover edition
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| Summary: | In 1512, Maximilian I, ruler of the Holy roman Empire, dictated to his secretary an elaborate plan to commemorate his own name, dynasty, and achievements. He Conceived of a work of art of grand scope-- a triumphal procession to be done both in the form of miniature paintings and in a magnificent series of woodcuts executed by the most important artists in his German realms. The woodcuts survive today as one of the great monuments in a medium which was at that time at the very height of its development. All 137 woodcuts completed for the Triumph are contained in this volume, reproduced with care and great clarity. The works were designed by such masters of the genre as Hans Burgkmair...Albrecht Altdorfer, and Wolf Huber. Two of the plates are attributed with certainty to Albrecht Dürer. The Triumph is essentially a depiction of Maximilian's pleasures and amusements, his adventures in territorial expansion, his fondest political schemes, and important events in his life. Real people are shown: courtiers, the Emperor's servants, his soldiers, hunters, jesters, etc., arrayed in the most opulent costumes of the day. There are very few works in the history of art to compare with this for sheer sweep and majesty. The Triumph is extremely rich in content. It is an important primary sources for many areas of historical research: costume, military appurtenances, armor, heraldly, musical instruments, ormanental motifs, and other aspects of Renaissance culture"--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | "Plates ... reproduced from the 1883-1884 Holzhausen edition ... The basic text here translated is that of a 1512 manuscript preserved in Vienna." |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (various pagings) illustrations 24 x 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-20). |