The Skill of the White King Dealing with Different Nations in Wartime, from Der Weisskunig
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (22.1 × 20 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.72.42
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
SoldiersSwordsKings
About the Artist
Hans Burgkmair|Jost de Negker|Marx Treitz-Sauerwein von Ehrentreitz · 1473–1531
Hans Burgkmair the Elder (1473–1531) was a German painter and printmaker who became one of the leading artists of the Renaissance in Augsburg. Born into a family of painters — his father, Thoman Burgkmair, was a respected artist — he likely received his initial training in his father's workshop. He may also have studied with Martin Schongauer in Colmar, and a probable visit to Italy around 1507 ex...