About This Artwork
Hans Burgkmair the Elder
German, 1473-1531
Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian I1508
Woodcut from two blocks in black and gold on vellum
318 x 225 mm (image); 323 x 235 mm (sheet)
Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1961.3
Prints and Drawings
Not on Display
A medieval knight’s prestige, power, and glory were demonstrated by his armored horse, as illustrated in Hans Burgkmair’s 1508 Equestrian Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I. In this imposing woodcut, the emperor wears the type of fluted armor that would later be named for him—Maximilian armor.