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Lot 1: Leonhard Beck - Theuerdank - Emperor Maximilian on a deer hunt.

Est: €300 EUR - €400 EURSold:
Old Master PrintIZEGEM, BelgiumApril 15, 2021

Item Overview

Description

Rare old coloured 'schnorckel schrift' edition used for the first edition on paper right after the on parchment from 1517 distributed by Maximilian to his relatives and court, this is from the first public sets on paper published in the early 16th century, exactly like the parchment edition. Theuerdank on horseback in a hunter's outfit is stabbing a deer coming out the woods with his sword. In the foreground at right Ernhold on horse back. At left Captain Fürwittig.----------'Theuerdank'.From one of the most important works of the German Renaissance printed in the year 1517 in Nuremberg: an epic poem by Emperor Maximilian I himself! Therein the Kaiser addresses his journey to meet his new bride, Mary of Burgundy, which is embedded in an environment which is typical for that time – full of adventure and chivalrous virtues. The most important artists of the time, including Hans Burgkmair, Hans Schäufelein, and Leonhard Beck, contributed to the magnificent illustrations in the form of 118 woodcuts. The Augsburg printer Hans Schönesperger, Maximilian’s imperial book printer, produced the work with this specially designed typeface.

Dimensions

16,00 x 14,00 cm

Artist or Maker

Medium

Woodcut

Date

Ca. 1517-1519

Condition Report

Oldcoloured good early impression on watermarked laid paper. In the ful lsheet with the Schnorkel schrift. Scattered staining in the margins. Closed tear at bottom left corner.

Literature

New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700 (294) -----Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (II.124.3.129a)-----Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (7)-----Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.272.132)

Notes

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Auction Details

Old Master Prints VI

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April 15, 2021, 07:00 PM CET

St Crispijnstraat 23, IZEGEM, B-8870, BE

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All Items must be paid in full before they will be shipped.
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Claims for lost or broken items during transport are handed over to the insurance policy of the shipper and be reimbursed according to their terms. Old master print cannot be held responsible for any additional compensation for the loss or damage of the item.

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