Der Weisskunig (The White King): The Siege of Padua

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Der Weisskunig (The White King): The Siege of Padua

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Date
1512–1515
Medium
woodcut
Culture
Germany
Department
Prints
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
136453

These woodcuts depicting military campaigns are illustrations for Der Weisskunig , or The White King , a fictionalized biography of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (reigned 1486–1519). Written in German, the book takes the form of a courtly romance novel featuring armored knights. The hero, Maximilian, is the White King. The Blue King and his party represent France. Maximilian was the earliest Renaissance prince to extensively use printed images and texts to cultivate his authority and spread his ideology. Der Weisskunig is one of several major print projects sponsored by the emperor and executed by a legion of advisors, authors, designers, and craftsmen.

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Credit line
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Provenance
Prince of Liechtenstein | Prince of Liechtenstein

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