A siege of a walled city.
- Date:
- [1500]
- Reference:
- 3336096i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Soldiers clamber up the steep hill towards the walled city some falling as they are struck by enemy attack; the walls of the city extend to the left and right of the print; a group of armoured soldiers holding their spears upright stand waiting in the wings bottom right. In the style of Hans Weiditz or Hans Burgmair who designed the woodcut illustrations to The Weiss König (White King), one of three books which Maximilian commissioned to chronicle his life and court.
Publication/Creation
[Germany]: [1500]
Physical description
1 print : woodcut on paper; 13 x 16.9 cm
Lettering
Bears German lettering on verso relating to 'PapstJulius' (Pope Julius II) and 'Kaiser Maximilianus' (Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I) according to the lettering on the verso of the print. Julius II was pope from 1503 to 1513 and earned a reputation as the 'warrior king' for his ambitious policies during the Italian Wars which significantly increased the power and centralization of the Papal States. Maximilian I (1459 - 1519) was the archduke of Austria, German king, and Holy Roman emperor (1493–1519) who made his family, the Habsburgs, dominant in 16th-century Europe.
Notes
Mounted with 3336095i
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The artist is unknown.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3336096i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores