The Three Heathen Heroes (Die Drei Guten Haiden), from Heroes and Heroines, Hans Burgkmair, 1516


The Three Heathen Heroes (Die Drei Guten Haiden), from Heroes and Heroines, 1516, Woodcut; first state of three (Hollstein), Sheet: 7 5/8 × 5 3/16 in. ( × cm), Prints, Hans Burgkmair (German, Augsburg 1473–1531 Augsburg), Block cut by Jost de Negker (1480–1546), Standing, from left to right, are Hector, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar, each fully armored and holding coat of arms. From a series of six woodcuts each with groupings of three heroes or heroines


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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