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Maximilian as Commander-in-Chief; and Maximilian Conversing in Seven Languages; with Portraits of Emperors and Kings (Maximilian's Forerunners), from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18

1515
Not on view
The scenes of Maximilian's private life are by Albrecht Altdorfer; the busts of emperors and kings are by Hans Springinklee; and parts of decorative columns are by Springinklee or Wolf Traut after Albrecht Dürer.

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  • Title: Maximilian as Commander-in-Chief; and Maximilian Conversing in Seven Languages; with Portraits of Emperors and Kings (Maximilian's Forerunners), from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18
  • Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480–1538 Regensburg)
  • Artist: Hans Springinklee (German, ca. 1495–after 1522)
  • Artist: Wolf Traut (German, 1486–1520)
  • Artist: After Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg)
  • Block cutter: Hieronymus Andreae (German, Bad Mergentheim ca. 1485–1556 Nuremberg)
  • Date: 1515
  • Medium: Woodcut and letterpress
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 18 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (46.4 × 61.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.82.22
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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