Triumphal Arch (woodcut) by Albrecht Dürer and others

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The "Triumphal Arch" is a monumental early 16th-century woodcut print designed primarily by Albrecht Dürer (with contributions from other artists), celebrating the power and legacy of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance artwork
monumental print
woodcut print
artForm print
artisticSchool Nuremberg school
associatedWith Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy

Holy Roman Empire
commissionedBy Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
contributor Hans Springinklee
Wolf Traut
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
creator Albrecht Dürer
depicts Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

battles and victories of Maximilian I
classical triumphal arch architecture
family lineage of Maximilian I
territories of the Holy Roman Empire
designedBy Albrecht Dürer
designedFor Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
genre imperial propaganda
triumphal imagery
hasPart allegorical figures
architectural framework
genealogical scenes
heraldic devices
multiple woodcut blocks
historicalPeriod early 1500s
inception early 16th century
influencedBy Roman triumphal arches
language German inscriptions
Latin inscriptions
locationOfExemplars Albertina, Vienna
British Museum
surface form: British Museum, London

Germanisches Nationalmuseum
surface form: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
mainSubject dynastic glory of the Habsburgs
power and legacy of Maximilian I
movement Northern Renaissance
notableFor collaboration between Dürer and other artists
complex iconographic program
exceptional size for a woodcut
partOf Maximilian I’s print projects
triumphal program of Maximilian I
patron Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
printingTechnique relief printing
purpose celebration of imperial power
dynastic self-promotion
technique woodcut

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Emperor Maximilian I commissionedWork Triumphal Arch (woodcut) by Albrecht Dürer and others