Many of the most important works created for the propaganda and in memory of Maximilian I are preserved in the Albertina. These include works of Albrecht Dürer, but also 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. In addition to this unique work, other important imperial commissions are presented, such as the monumental woodcut Arch of Honor and the book projects Theuerdank, Weisskunig and Freydal, which are very closely intertwined with one another in terms of form and ideas. Emperor Maximilian I has been called the « Last Knight » since the 19th century, although he stood at the beginning of a Europe-wide renaissance of chivalry represented in the form of magnificent tournaments and armaments.
In addition to many other themes, the exhibition presents this illustrious aspect of the art from the time of Maximilian with numerous examples from the internal collection, complemented by important loans from international museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings) and the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) Vienna.
Conférences :
26 Septembre 2012
Manfred Hollegger (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Graz)
Per tot discrimina rerum. Leben und Politik Maximilians I.
3 octobre 2012
Stefan Krause (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien)
Des Kaisers vornehme Kleider – Rüstungen der Renaissance und ihre Dekoration
24 octobre 2012
Eva Michel (Albertina)
Der „Triumphzug“ Kaiser Maximilians I.
7 novembre 2012
Mathias F. Müller (BMUKK, Wien)
« nach kunst sein ding muß haben art »
Maximilians Mäzenatentum im Dienst von Dynastie und Reich
23 novembre 2012
Thomas Schauerte (Museen der Stadt Nürnberg, Albrecht-Dürer-Haus, Nürnberg)
Das Grabmalprojekt Kaiser Maximilians I. in Innsbruck – Selbstinszenierung bis in den Tod
(Vienna Art Week, Beginn 15 Uhr)
5 décembre 2012
Daniel Hess (Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg)
Neue Überlegungen zu Albrecht Altdorfer als Maler
Toutes les conférences débuteront à 18h00, à l’exception de celle du 23 novembre, prévue à 15h00. Entrée libre.
Informations pratiques :
Kaiser Maximilian I. und die Kunst der Dürerzeit
Emperor Maximilian I and the age of Dürer
14 September 2012 – 6 January 2013
Albertina
Albertinaplatz 1 – A-1010 Vienna (Wien)
Austria
L'Agenda des Médiévistes 