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Theuerdank Received by Ehrenreich, from Teuerdank, plate 22 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

A work made of woodcut in black on vellum.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of woodcut in black on vellum.

Date:

1517

Artist:

Leonhard Beck (German, c.1480-1542),
published by Johann Schonsperger the Elder (German, 1455-1521),
assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)

About this artwork

Late in life, the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I became nostalgic for his beloved first wife, Mary of Burgundy, and commissioned an illustrated poetic allegory about his youthful feats to deserve her love. This woodcut by Leonhard Beck, one of the Emperor’s many Augsburg-based printmakers, shows Maximilian’s alter ego, Theuerdank (“the knight of adventurous thoughts”) meeting his beloved, Ehrenreich (whose name means “full of honor”). This impression on vellum comes from a limited luxury edition printed for Maximilian’s family or the near nobility. The irregularities apparent on this translucent sheet, such as the stitched holes from the original animal hide, emphasize vellum’s differences from paper.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Leonhard Beck

Title

Theuerdank Received by Ehrenreich, from Teuerdank, plate 22 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1517

Medium

Woodcut in black on vellum

Dimensions

Image: 15.8 × 13.9 cm (6 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.); Image/text: 30 × 16.6 cm (11 13/16 × 6 9/16 in.); Sheet: 37.4 × 25.4 cm (14 3/4 × 10 in.)

Credit Line

Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund

Reference Number

1938.88.22

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