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The Three Jewish Heroes (Die Drei Guten Juden), from "Heroes and Heroines"

Block cut by Jost de Negker Netherlandish
1516
Not on view
Standing, from left to right, are Joshua, King David, and Judah Maccabee, each fully armored and accompanied by their coat of arms. From a series of six woodcuts each with groupings of three heroes or heroines.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Three Jewish Heroes (Die Drei Guten Juden), from "Heroes and Heroines"
  • Series/Portfolio: Heroes and Heroines
  • Artist: Hans Burgkmair (German, Augsburg 1473–1531 Augsburg)
  • Artist: Block cut by Jost de Negker (Netherlandish, active Antwerp 1485–1548 Augsburg)
  • Date: 1516
  • Medium: Woodcut; first state of three (Hollstein)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 5 1/8 in. (19.4 × 13 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.20.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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