Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I

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The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I is a monumental multi-sheet woodcut print designed in the early 16th century for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, celebrating his lineage, reign, and imperial ambitions in the style of a classical triumphal arch.

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Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monumental woodcut print
print series
propaganda artwork
artMovement Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
commissionedIn c. 1512
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
creator Albrecht Dürer NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance key work of imperial self-representation in print
one of the largest woodcuts ever produced
currentLocation various museum collections
depicts Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
allegorical figures
battles and victories of Maximilian I
genealogy of Maximilian I
heraldic devices
territories of the Habsburg dynasty
designedFor Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
designer Albrecht Dürer NERFINISHED
distributionMethod printed sheets sent to cities and courts
function portable substitute for a real architectural arch
genre imperial propaganda
triumphal arch imagery
height approximately 3.5 meters
historicalContext late reign of Maximilian I
iconographicForm classical triumphal arch
inception c. 1515
early 16th century
influencedBy ancient Roman triumphal arches
inscriptionLanguage German
Latin
materialUsed paper
woodblocks
notableCollection Albertina, Vienna NERFINISHED
British Museum, London NERFINISHED
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg NERFINISHED
numberOfSheets over 190 sheets
partOf Maximilian I's monumental woodcut program
Maximilian I's print propaganda projects
patron Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
printingTechnique relief printing
purpose celebration of Maximilian I's imperial ambitions
celebration of Maximilian I's lineage
celebration of Maximilian I's reign
relatedWork Theuerdank NERFINISHED
Triumphal Procession of Maximilian I NERFINISHED
style highly detailed line work
technique woodcut
width approximately 3 meters

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Triumphal Procession (Triumphzug) relatedWork Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I
Hans Burgkmair the Elder notableWork Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I