9 mars 2015
World's largest Renaissance woodcut by Albrecht Dürer was an act of imperial self-promotion
Albrecht Dürer, The Arch of Honour of Maximilian I, 1515. Woodcut, 341 x 292 cm. COPENHAGEN.- In 1515 Albrecht Dürer created the largest woodcut ever made during the Renaissance era. The work was commissioned by Emperor Maximilian, who wanted to celebrate...