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Book Review
Genealogy and the Politics of Representation in the High and Late Middle Ages
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 916-918
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Reviewer:
Opacic, Zoë (Opacic, Zoë)
Subjects
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519 / Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 / Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378
subjects:
Genealogy / Royalty / Emperors / Medieval / Medieval architecture / Scrolls (Rolls)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Genealogy and the Politics of Representation in the High and Late Middle Ages By Joan A. Holladay. 406 pp. incl. 11 col. + 143 b. & w. ills. (Cambridge University Press, 2019), $135. ISBN 978–1–108–47018–6. | :
Exhibition Review
The Last Knight: The Art, Armor and Ambition of Maximilian I. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
01/2020 | 1402 | 162
Pages: 57-59
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Reviewer:
Capwell, Tobias (Capwell, Tobias)
Subjects
artists:
Dürer, Albrecht / Altdorfer, Albrecht / Burgkmair, Hans, the elder
artists:
Cranach, Lucas, the Elder, 1472-1553 / Strigel, Bernhard
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Armour / Stained glass / Manuscripts / Prints / Drawings / Sculpture
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
styles:
German art
subjects:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519 / Chivalry
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Last Knight: The Art, Armor and Ambition of Maximilian I Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 7th October 2019–5th January | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
7. The skilfulness and wit of armour making, from The White King, by Hans Burgkmair. c.1510–16. Woodcut, 43.4 by 30.5 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
8. Field armour of Maximilian I, Augsburg, by Lorenz Helmschmid. 1480. Steel, copper alloy and leather, as mounted 179.5 by 76 by 68.5 cm. (Sallet: private collection; all other elements of the armour: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; photograph Bruce M. White; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
9. Maximilian I in imperial regalia, by Bernhard Strigel. After 1508. Oil on panel, 84 by 51.8 cm. (Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Book Review
‘Gold und Bücher lieb ich sehr…’: 480 Jahre Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg. Edited by Karl-Georg Pfändtner
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 85-87
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Reviewer:
Michael, Michael (Michael, Michael; Michael, Michael A.; Michael, M. A.)
Subjects
artists:
Burgkmair, Hans, the elder / Schäufelein, Hans, the elder / Beck, Leonhard / Hokusai, Katsushika / Masayoshi / Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861 / Shunboku, Ōoka / Utagawa Toyokuni, 1769-1825 / Nishikawa Sukenobu
dates:
1500-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1899 / 1900-1999 / 2000-2099 / 2010-2019
media:
Books / Manuscripts / Illuminated manuscripts / Miniatures (paintings) / Prints / Calligraphy / Incunabula
museums and institutions:
Staats- und Stadtbibliothek, Augsburg, Germany
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519
places:
Germany / Augsburg
subjects:
Libraries / Collections / Collections, Public / Monasteries / Illuminators / Psalters / Printmaking / Cultural history / Exhibition catalogues / Persian / Ukiyo-e
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Initial D at beginning of psalm 22 Dixit Insipiens, a tavern with men drinking and gaming, from the psalter of Abbot Johannes von Giltlingen. 1495. Parchment, 57.5 by 42 cm. (Augsburg Staats- und Stadtbibliothek; 2° Cod 49a, Cim 63).
Exhibition Review
The Art of Power: Habsburg Women in the Renaissance. Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 852-854
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Reviewer:
Fössel, Amalie (Fössel, Amalie)
Subjects
artists:
Meit, Conrat
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Books / Armour / Textiles / Tapestries / Porcelain / Sculpture / Furniture / Fans (costume accessories) / Glassware / Ivories / Art objects / Emblems
museums and institutions:
Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck, Austria
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519 / Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, 1529-1595 / Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, 1480-1530 / Mary of Habsburg, 1505-1558 / Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558
patrons:
Catherine of Austria, 1507–1578
places:
Austria / Innsbruck
subjects:
House of Habsburg / Collecting / Collections, Public / Collections, Private / Patronage / Women / Politics / Diplomacy / Courts (social groups) / Portraits / Cabinets of curiosities / Gifts / Busts
subjects:
Literature / Music / Coral / Vessels / Religious art / Science
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Margaret of Austria, by Conrat Meit. c.1518. Pear wood (?), 7.7 by 7.2 by 4.6 cm. (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich; exh. Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck).
Attributed works:
5. Tapestry with the arms of Margaret of Austria, by Henri van Lacke, Edingen. 1528. Silk and wool, 301 by 375 cm. (Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest; exh. Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck).
Non-western art unattributed:
6. Folding fan. Sri Lanka, 1542. Ivory and ebony, 43 by 33 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; exh. Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck)
Exhibition Review
Emperor Maximilian I. Vienna
12/2012 | 1317 | 154
Pages: 869-871
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Reviewer:
Evans, Mark (Evans, Mark)
Subjects
artists:
Dürer, Albrecht
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Albertina, Vienna, Austria
places:
Austria / Vienna
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519
Illustrations
Attributed works:
52. Innsbruck from the north, by Albrecht Dürer. After 1500(?). Watercolour and traces of gouache, heightened with opaque white, 12.7 by 18.7 cm. (Albertina, Vienna).
Attributed works:
53. Triumphal procession of Emperor Maximilian I: the elected princes, by Albrecht Altdorfer and workshop. c.1512-15. Pen drawing with watercolour and gouache on parchment, 45 by 95 cm. (Albertina, Vienna).
Attributed works:
54. Emperor Maximilian I, by Albrecht Dürer. 1518. Black chalk, pastels and white chalk highlights, 38.1 by 31.9 cm. (Albertina, Vienna).
Short Notice
Trial Sheets for Maximilian I's 'Weisskunig'
05/1995 | 1106 | 137
Pages: 313-314
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Author:
Kaulbach, Hans-Martin (Kaulbach, Hans-Martin)
Subjects
artists:
Burgkmair, Hans, the elder
dates:
1500-1549
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519
places:
Germany
subjects:
German painting / Prints
Illustrations
Attributed works:
31. Das ist der weyssen Reüssen bundt, by Hans Burgkmair. c. 1515. Woodcut, 31.1 by 23.3 cm. (Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart).
Attributed works:
32. Das Concili Zu Gmunden mit den vil seltzamen Pottschafften, by Hans Burgkmair. c. 1515. Coloured Woodcut, 29.5 by 21.5 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
Book Review
The Book of Hours of the Emperor Maximilian the First
03/1976 | 876 | 118
Pages: 162-163
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Reviewer:
Levey, Michael (Levey, Michael; Levey, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Altdorfer, Albrecht
artists:
Dürer, Albrecht
dates:
1480-1519
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519
places:
Germany
subjects:
Illuminated manuscripts / Books of hours
subjects:
German painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Book of Hours of the Emperor Maximilian the First | author: Strauss, Walter L.
Short Notice
Armour and Arms from Vienna
07/1949 | 556 | 91
Pages: 201-203
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Author:
Hayward, J. F. (Hayward, J. F.; Hayward, John Forrest; H., J. F.; Hayward, John)
Subjects
artists:
Peffenhauser, Anton
artists:
Bongarde, Hermann
dates:
1450-1499 / 1500-1699
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519
patrons:
Farnese, Alessandro, Duke of Parma, 1545-1592
places:
Austria / Germany / England / Vienna
subjects:
Armour / Exhibitions
subjects:
Weapons / Metalwork
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
23. St Sebastian. Detail from the Blade of the Hunting Sword of the Emperor Maximilian I. German, about 1495. (Tower of London.)
Western art unattributed:
24. Greave of Iron, Embossed and Damascened with Gold and Silver, from the Armour of Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma. Milanese, about 1580. (Tower of London.)
Western art unattributed:
25. Part of a Garniture of Six Suits Made for an Archduke of Austria, Probably by Anton Peffenhauser of Augustburg, about 1575. (Two Suits from This Garniture in the Tate Gallery, One in the Tower of London.)
Western art unattributed:
26. Details of a Pair of Pistols by Armand Bongarde of Düsseldorf, about 1680. The Mounts of Iron Are encrusted with Gold, the Stocks Inlaid with Engraved Silver. (Tate Gallery.)
Short Notice
Some Undescribed States of Theuerdank Illustrations
02/1944 | 491 | 84
Pages: 47-49
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Author:
Dodgson, Campbell (Dodgson, Campbell; D., C.)
Subjects
artists:
Beck, Leonhard
artists:
Schäufelein, Hans, the elder
dates:
1500-1529
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519
places:
Germany
subjects:
German painting / Illustrated books / Woodcuts
works:
Theuerdank
Illustrations
Attributed works:
C-A Fool Nearly Sets Fire to a Barrel of Gunpowder. By Leonhard Beck. Woodcut from the Theuerdank. First State. (Mr. B. Brenninckmeyer). Shorter Notices: Some Undescribed States of Theuerdank Illustrations
Attributed works:
D-A Fool Nearly Sets Fire to a Barrel of Gunpowder. By Leonhard Beck. Second State of C. Shorter Notices: Some Undescribed States of Theuerdank Illustrations
Attributed works:
Fig. 1. Theuerdank Again Endangered by a Gun. (Detail, First State).
Attributed works:
Fig. 2. Theuerdank Again Endangered by a Gun. (Detail, Second State).
Article
A German-Russian Alliance in 1514
05/1940 | 446 | 76
Pages: 139-141+143-144
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Author:
Dodgson, Campbell (Dodgson, Campbell; D., C.)
Subjects
artists:
Burgkmair, Hans, the elder
artists:
Beck, Leonhard
dates:
1500-1519
museums and institutions:
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Great Britain
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519
places:
Germany / Russia
subjects:
German painting / Woodcuts / Attributions
subjects:
Royalty / Politics / Biographies
Illustrations
Attributed works:
The Council of Gmunden. By Hans Burgkmair. Coloured Woodcut, 29.5 by 21.5 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). A German-Russian Alliance in 1514
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