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Verso of a Sheet with Philip the Belle, from "The Genealogy of Emperor Maximilian I"

1509–12
Not on view
Proof for an illustration for the book "Genealogy of Emperor Maximilian I." Although Burgkmair completed ninety-two blocks for the project, the book was never published. The recto of this sheet (39.92.1a) has the proof for the illustration of Maximilian.

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Object Information
  • Title: Verso of a Sheet with Philip the Belle, from "The Genealogy of Emperor Maximilian I"
  • Series/Portfolio: Genealogy of Emperor Maximilian I
  • Artist: Hans Burgkmair (German, Augsburg 1473–1531 Augsburg)
  • Date: 1509–12
  • Medium: Woodcut; first state of two (Hollstein)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (20.5 × 18 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939
  • Object Number: 39.92.1b
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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