Xylogrphies by Leonard Beck, Hans Burgkmair and Hans Schaufelein - Group of 7 from the Series 'the White King'

Features

Artist:  Leonard Beck (1480-1542)

Artwork title:  Il Re Bianco

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Subject:  Historic Subject

Artistic technique:  Printing

Technical specification:  Woodcut

Description : Il Re Bianco

Group of xylographies, part of the 92 drawings (by different authors) that accompanied the work (unfinished) desired by the Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) who, being a lover not only of duels and tournaments, but also of culture and of art, found a way to keep his memory alive by having his own deeds engraved and printed. The project was thought to be in three works, with a common subject subject, where his events could be told in allegorical form, from his father's business to his childhood, from tournaments to marriage to military campaigns. The title, White King, recalls the white armor he wore in tournaments. The manuscript with 92 drawings was found in 1665, while the xylographies were found a hundred years later and only then they were they used to illustrate the work. The seven xylographies proposed are very well preserved and presented in a visible frame.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 36
Width: 1

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 24
Width: 21