DSCN9041 _ Palais Erzherzog Albrecht (Albertina Museum), Wien, 2 October - 500
Kaiser Maximilian I und die Kunst der Duerer-Zeit in Albertina Museum, Vienna showcased two incredible cycles of Triumph Procession of Kaiser Maxilimian I. - a water color cycle by Albrecht Altdorfer and a woodcut cycle by Hans Burgkmair the Elder. Albertina Museum informed us that "the extraordinary Triumphal Procession of Albrecht Altdorfer and his workshop, which will form the core of the exhibit. Of the original 109 large-sized parchment sheets with flamboyantly colourful representations of riders, magnificent chariots and landsknechts, sheets 49 to 109 are preseved in the Albertina and, compiled as a frieze, amount to a length of more than 54 metres." It was absolutely unforgettable. Though Hans Burgkmair's cycle was somewhat shorter and only in black and white, it was no less extraordinary...
DSCN9041 _ Palais Erzherzog Albrecht (Albertina Museum), Wien, 2 October - 500
Kaiser Maximilian I und die Kunst der Duerer-Zeit in Albertina Museum, Vienna showcased two incredible cycles of Triumph Procession of Kaiser Maxilimian I. - a water color cycle by Albrecht Altdorfer and a woodcut cycle by Hans Burgkmair the Elder. Albertina Museum informed us that "the extraordinary Triumphal Procession of Albrecht Altdorfer and his workshop, which will form the core of the exhibit. Of the original 109 large-sized parchment sheets with flamboyantly colourful representations of riders, magnificent chariots and landsknechts, sheets 49 to 109 are preseved in the Albertina and, compiled as a frieze, amount to a length of more than 54 metres." It was absolutely unforgettable. Though Hans Burgkmair's cycle was somewhat shorter and only in black and white, it was no less extraordinary...