The image depicts eight people - four seated and four standing. The seated individuals are elaborately dressed in robes with detailed patterns and wear crowns. They sit on an elevated platform in ornate chairs or thrones. The standing figures wear layered garments and hats of varying styles. Some are depicted in a side profile, holding staffs or batons. The background includes architectural elements, possibly columns or a wall, and the ground is tiled with geometric patterns. The image is detailed with careful line work to depict textures and patterns.
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The image depicts eight people - four seated and four standing. The seated individuals are elaborately dressed in robes with detailed patterns and wear crowns. They sit on an elevated platform in ornate chairs or thrones. The standing figures wear layered garments and hats of varying styles. Some are depicted in a side profile, holding staffs or batons. The background includes architectural elements, possibly columns or a wall, and the ground is tiled with geometric patterns. The image is detailed with careful line work to depict textures and patterns.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Assembly of Four Kings, in the foreground Four Men

Leonhard Beck

Date
1514/1516
Medium
woodcut
Classification
Print
Accession number
1941.2.10
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Paul J. Sachs
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Treitzsaurwein's "Weisskunig"

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Figures

NGA object ID 835. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.