The Emperor Maxentius Ordering the Burning of the Fifty Wise Men...
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer
Artist bio: German, Regensburg ca. 1480–1538 Regensburg
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1500–1538
Medium: Pen and brown ink, and wash over black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 6 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (16.9 x 16 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase, Didier Aaron Inc. Gift, 2003
Accession year: 2003
Tags: Suffering|Men|Punishment