A CARVED WOOD RELIEF OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN

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A CARVED WOOD RELIEF OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN
AFTER ALBRECHT DÜRER, 19TH CENTURY

carved with both Latin and German inscriptions, bearing the monogram 'AD' in the lower right corner, and with a label on the reverse inscribed 'FR. UNTERBERGER IN INNSBRUCK.'
In a parcel-gilt moulded wooden frame; damages to reverse of frame.
11 1/8in. (28.2cm.) high

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
F.W.H. Hollstein, German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts ca. 1400-1700, VII, Amsterdam, 1954, p. 206
W.L. Strauss, Albrecht Dürer Woodcuts and Wood Blocks, New York, 1980, no. 190, pp. 543-7

Lot Essay

This portrait of the Emperor Maximilian is based on a woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, which derives from a drawing done by the artist on 28 June 1518 at Augsburg (Strauss, loc. cit.). Maximilian is represented without any of the usual Imperial regalia, except for the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The detailed ornamental border, incorporating the Imperial arms, is found in only one of the four woodcut blocks, block 4 (Hollstein, loc. cit.).

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