1498
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Valentine, Saint Stephen and Saint Maximilian is a 1498 ink by Hans Burgkmair the Elder, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows three men in robes and bishop hats standing side by side. The middle figure holds a staff and a small object, while the others carry a book and a cross-topped staff. Below them, a shield with a lion and a black bear sits on the ground. The background is plain, but the top border has fancy swirling designs. Notice the names under the men: *Valentinus*, *Stephanus*, and *Maximilianus*—likely the saints they represent. The colors are flat, and the lines are sharp, typical of this printing method. Look up woodcut to see how artists carved images into blocks of wood to make prints.
Hans Burgkmair the Elder (1473–1531) was a German artist, born in Augsburg.
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