. A short history of art . which formerly were attributed toHolbein the Younger. But they are now credited to thefather, and in the free, noble, even grand handling ofthe forms, lofty refinement of drawing and modelling and inbrilliantly clear colouring are among the most genuinelybeautiful works of the. older German art. Another early artist of importance who worked in Augs-burg was Hans Burgkmair (1473-1531). He was a friendof Diirer and worked with him in the service of MaximilianI. It was as an engraver on wood that he specially ex-celled, his prints being remarkable for their spirited exe
. A short history of art . which formerly were attributed toHolbein the Younger. But they are now credited to thefather, and in the free, noble, even grand handling ofthe forms, lofty refinement of drawing and modelling and inbrilliantly clear colouring are among the most genuinelybeautiful works of the. older German art. Another early artist of importance who worked in Augs-burg was Hans Burgkmair (1473-1531). He was a friendof Diirer and worked with him in the service of MaximilianI. It was as an engraver on wood that he specially ex-celled, his prints being remarkable for their spirited execu-tion and richness of accessories. Among the very numerousworks that he produced was a set of one hundred and thirty-five prints, showing the various countries and princes sub-ject to the emperor, with their heraldry; all the differentcorps of cavalry and foot in his service, and the guilds withtheir various officers. He also published two hundred designsfor the German translation of Petrarchs prose treatise on oo 1—1H<!OS O „O ^ S s
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