Arch of Honor

1515, printed 1517/18 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

The Arch of Honor is the artistic summation of Emperor Maximilian I’s ambitions. Combining elements from many of his other commissions, it shows his ancestry, territories, extended kinship, predecessors as emperor, deeds, accomplishments, personal talents, and interests. Among Maximilian’s many ambitious printed projects, the Arch of Honor is the only one that was completed and published during his lifetime. The full visual and textual monument comprises 36 sheets of large folio paper printed from 195 woodblocks

Artist: Johann Neudörffer the Elder|Albrecht Dürer|Albrecht Altdorfer|Hans Springinklee|Wolf Traut|Hieronymus Andreae|Jorg Kölderer
Date: 1515, printed 1517/18
Medium: Woodcut
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928

Arch of Honor

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