{"title":"Burgkmair the Elder, Hans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans Burgkmair the Elder (1473-1531)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a German painter and woodcut printmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHans Burgkmair was born in Augsburg, the son of the painter Thomas Burgkmair. His own son, Hans the Younger, later became a painter as well. From 1488, Burgkmair was a pupil of Martin Schongauer in Colmar. Schongauer died in 1491, before Burgkmair was able to complete the normal period of training. He may have visited Italy at this time, and certainly did so in 1507, which greatly influenced his style. From 1491, he worked in Augsburg, where he became a master and eventually opened his own workshop in 1498. Burgkmair was a Lutheran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman art historian Friedrich Wilhelm Hollstein ascribes 834 woodcuts to Burgkmair, the majority of which were intended for book illustrations. Slightly more than a hundred are \"single-leaf\" prints which were not intended for books. His work shows a talent for striking compositions that blend Italian Renaissance forms with the established German style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom about 1508, Burgkmair spent much of his time working on the woodcut projects of Maximilian I until the Emperor's death in 1519. He was responsible for nearly half of the 135 prints in the Triumphs of Maximilian, which are large and full of character. He also did most of the illustrations for Weisskunig and much of Theuerdank. He worked closely with the leading blockcutter Jost de Negker, who became in effect his publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was an important innovator of the chiaroscuro woodcut, and seems to have been the first to use a tone block in a print of 1508. His Lovers Surprised by Death (1510) is the first chiaroscuro print to use three blocks, and also the first print that was designed to be printed only in colour, as the line block by itself would not make a satisfactory image. Other chiaroscuro prints from around this date by Baldung and Cranach had line blocks that could be and were printed by themselves. He produced one etching, Venus and Mercury (c.1520), etched on a steel plate, but never tried engraving, despite his training with Schongauer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurgkmair was also a successful painter, mainly of religious scenes, portraits of Augsburg citizens, and members of the Emperor's court. Many examples of his work are in the galleries of Munich, Vienna and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurgkmair died at Augsburg in 1531.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"burgkmair-hans-1473-1531-st-john-at-patmos-1518","title":"Burgkmair, Hans (1473-1531) - St John at Patmos 1518","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainting by the German artist Hans Burgkmair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 3537 pixels wide by 5499 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/burgkmair-the-elder-hans\" title=\"Hans Burgkmair\"\u003eHans Burgkmair\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53474861089098,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Burgkmair_Hans_1473-1531_-StJohnatPatmos1518_main.jpg?v=1764379569"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Burgkmair_Hans_1473-1531-9407235.jpg?v=1764379451","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/burgkmair-the-elder-hans.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}