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Woodcut in black and gold of an armored rider on a decorated horse, under a double-headed eagle banner and plumed helmet, in an arched architectural setting.

Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian I

A mounted armored rider in profile sits on a richly caparisoned horse beneath a carved Habsburg double-headed eagle banner and an arched inscription reading IMP CAES MAXIMIL AVG. The woodcut uses black line with gold tints, and an elaborate plumed crest rises above the helmet within a classical architectural setting.

Artist
Hans Burgkmair, the elder
Date
1508
Medium
Woodcut from two blocks in black and gold on vellum
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1162 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1508).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Retrato ecuestre del emperador Maximiliano I

Un jinete blindado de perfil monta un caballo con gualdrapas ornamentadas, bajo un estandarte con el águila bicéfala de los Habsburgo y una inscripción en arco que dice IMP CAES MAXIMIL AVG. La xilografía combina línea negra con tintas doradas, y un penacho muy elaborado se eleva sobre el casco.

Português: Retrato equestre do imperador Maximiliano I

Um cavaleiro blindado de perfil monta um cavalo com arreios ornamentados, sob um estandarte com a águia bicéfala dos Habsburgo e uma inscrição em arco que lê IMP CAES MAXIMIL AVG. A xilogravura combina linha preta com tons dourados, e um elaborado penacho se eleva acima do elmo.

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