The Three Heathen Heroes (Die Drei Guten Haiden), from "Heroes and Heroines"

Hans Burgkmair|Jost de Negker

1516 · Woodcut; first state of three (Hollstein) · Drawings and Prints

Standing, from left to right, are Hector, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar, each fully armored and holding coat of arms. From a series of six woodcuts each with groupings of three heroes or heroines.

Artist: Hans Burgkmair|Jost de Negker
Date: 1516
Medium: Woodcut; first state of three (Hollstein)
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930

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