Artist: Hans The Elder Holbein
Size: 9 x 15 cm
Museum: Kupferstichkabinett (Berlin, Germany)
Technique: Paper
‘The great Kaiser Maximilian’ as Holbein later wrote on the sketch – probably as observed during a ride through the streets of Augsburg. The draughtsman was looking from a somewhat elevated position, possibly from a window in his house; it is touching to see such an authentic, because fully unpretentious, snapshot of the much-honoured emperor of the Age of Dürer. Although Maximilian certainly had a sense for pomp and took the dignity of his family very seriously, he also often enjoyed appearing under a more modest aspect.
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