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Maximilian I
During the early years of the 16th century the figure of the emperor Maximilian I embodied the hope for peace. The preservation of his memory through artistic programmes became one of the emperor's principal political aims. His portraits and collections of valuable objects -particularly arms and armour- can be interpreted in this light. Together with other artists, Dürer produced designs for the decoration of arms and armour for the emperor.
During the early years of the 16th century the figure of the emperor Maximilian I embodied the hope for peace. The preservation of his memory through artistic programmes became one of the emperor's principal political aims. His portraits and collections of valuable objects -particularly arms and armour- can be interpreted in this light. Together with other artists, Dürer produced designs for the decoration of arms and armour for the emperor.
Albrecht Dürer
Portrait of Maximilian I, c. 1519
Coloured woodcut. 41.5 x 32.2 cm
Gotha, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Schlossmuseum.
Collection Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'sche
Stiftung für Kunst und Wissenschaft
Portrait of Maximilian I, c. 1519
Coloured woodcut. 41.5 x 32.2 cm
Gotha, Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Schlossmuseum.
Collection Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'sche
Stiftung für Kunst und Wissenschaft
Albrecht Dürer
Study of a Helmet (of the "Deutschen Gestech" type), c. 1498-1514
Pen, ink and watercolour. 421 x 266 mm
Paris, Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts Graphiques
Freydal
Book with Miniatures of Tournaments, 1515
368 x 270 mm aprox. (each folio)
Miniatures 163, 94
Watercolour, gouache and pen with gold and silver. 230 x 230 mm (each drawing)
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Hofjagd-und Rüstkammer
Book with Miniatures of Tournaments, 1515
368 x 270 mm aprox. (each folio)
Miniatures 163, 94
Watercolour, gouache and pen with gold and silver. 230 x 230 mm (each drawing)
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Hofjagd-und Rüstkammer
Albrecht Dürer
Two Knights in the "Anzogen Rennen" Tournement, c. 1516-1517
Woodcut. 223 x 242 mm
Coburg, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg