Hans’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Lovers Surprised by Death
Hans Burgkmair the Elder German, 1473-1531

Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian I
Hans Burgkmair the Elder German, 1473-1531

Triumph of Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

The Virgin and Child
Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Triumph of Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair, the Elder German, 1473-1531

Halberdiers, from the Triumphal Procession of Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair, the Elder German, 1473-1531

Triumph of Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Triumph of Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Savages
Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Triumph of Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Triumph of Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Triumph of Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Triumph of Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Gruftblatt, plate 24 from Historical Scenes from the Life of Emperor Maximilian I from the Triumphal Arch
Hans Burgkmair the Elder (German, 1473-1531) printed by Hieronymus Andreae (German, died 1556)

Adoration of the Magi
Studio of Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Adoration of the Magi
Studio of Hans Burgkmair, the elder German, 1473-1531

Susanna Surprised by the Elders, from The Story of Susanna
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560

Eve
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)

The Crucifixion
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)

The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom
Lucas Cranach the Elder German, 1472-1553