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The Battle at Nauders, from "Der Weisskunig"
Hans Burgkmair the Elder, German, 1473 – 15311775
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Two opposing forces battling fiercely in the foreground. A fortified castle in the distance. Initials "H.B." in oval at lower center. "No. 60[?]," in margin, lower left. Possibly an illustration for Maximilian I's "Der Weiss Kunig" (written 1505–16; published ca. 1775). Illustrations created by Hans Burgkmair and Leonhard Beck between 1514–16.
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- Title: The Battle at Nauders, from "Der Weisskunig"
- Creator: Hans Burgkmair the Elder, German, 1473 – 1531
- Date Created: 1775
- Location Created: Germany
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Woodcut on laid paper
- Credit line: Bequest of George Campbell Cooper
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