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The Emperor Maximilian studying the Science of Music
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- set matching 'Fleming Collection: Fleming's Granger (Vol 1)'
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The Emperor Maximilian studying the Science of Music
by Hans Burgkmair
woodcut, possibly 16th century
8 5/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. (220 mm x 199 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D24117
Sitterback to top
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519), Holy Roman Emperor 1493-1519. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Events of 1500back to top
Current affairs
Henry VII meets Philip the Fair of Burgundy at Calais to confirm the resolution of trade disputes with the Netherlands and to discuss dynastic marriages for Prince Henry, later Henry VIII, and Princess Mary, later Queen of France.Art and science
Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sail to Brazil, and claims the land for Portugal.William Caxton's successor, Wynkyn de Worde, establishes a printing press in Fleet Street, London. The area becomes synonymous with printing.
International
Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them at the Treaty of GranadaComments back to top
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