Triumphal Procession of Maximilian I

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The "Triumphal Procession of Maximilian I" is a monumental early 16th-century print series celebrating Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I’s power and achievements, designed as a grand, processional artwork by German Renaissance artist Hans Burgkmair the Elder and others.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance artwork
monumental print
print series
propaganda artwork
artMovement German Renaissance
author Hans Burgkmair the Elder
collection various European print collections
commissionContext late medieval chivalric and humanist culture
commissionedBy Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
contributor Albrecht Altdorfer
Albrecht Dürer
Hans Springinklee
Leonhard Beck
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
creator Hans Burgkmair the Elder
depicts Maximilian I in a chariot
allegorical figures
heraldic devices
imperial retinue
members of Maximilian I’s court
military achievements of Maximilian I
musicians and standard-bearers
territories of the Holy Roman Empire
triumphal procession
trophies and war booty
designedAs frieze-like continuous procession
endTime c. 1519
genre court propaganda
triumphal procession
historicalPeriod early 16th century
inception early 16th century
influencedBy Roman imperial iconography
ancient Roman triumphs
intendedFormat long horizontal frieze
intendedUse to be pasted on walls
to decorate ceremonial spaces
languageOfInscriptions German
Latin
mainSubject Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
dynastic glory of the Habsburgs
imperial power
medium woodcut print
notableFor collaboration of multiple artists
length of the printed frieze
partOf Maximilian I’s print projects
triumphal program of Maximilian I
patron Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
preservedAt Albertina, Vienna
British Museum, London
linked to: British Museum

Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin
linked to: Kupferstichkabinett
productionMethod multi-block woodcut series
purpose celebration of Maximilian I’s reign
dynastic self-promotion
imperial propaganda
relatedWork Theuerdank
Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I
Weisskunig
scale monumental
startTime c. 1512
technique woodcut

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Hans Burgkmair the Elder notableWork Triumphal Procession of Maximilian I
Leonhard Beck notableWork Triumphal Procession of Maximilian I (woodcuts)
linked to: Triumphal Procession of Maximilian I
Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I relatedWork Triumphal Procession of Maximilian I
Weißkunig woodcuts relatedWork Triumphal Procession of Maximilian I