Czére Andrea szerk.: A Szépművészeti Múzeum közleményei 102-103. (Budapest, 2005)

ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - A 2005. ÉV - JÁNOS VÉGH: Dürer and His Contemporaries: Monumental Woodcuts by Outstanding Artists. The Triumph of Emperor Maximilian I

73 INTERIOR VIEW OF THE EXHIBITION exact number of the artworks, as only in the case of the triumphs, we are dealing with 122 woodcuts, almost an entire series in itself (fig. 73). The triumphal carriage, though a single composition, was printed from eight blocks. In the case of the triumphal arch, considering the unique figures, torches, vases and similar decorations, as well as the coats of arms as individual compositions, the number of blocks goes well above one hundred. The groups of the triumphal procession were hung on the wall, one behind the other, as if it were an endless flow, conveying the experience of a ceremonious, yet colourful and noisy pageantry. This impressive view was slightly disturbed by the condition of the Albertina: the woodcuts borrowed from there to complement the Budapest exhibits, could be viewed only through a protective plastic cover. Lenders, of course, have the right to set conditions to protect the state of their artworks; it nevertheless did not facilitate enjoying the subtle details of the prints, which were finally to be seen not in reproduction, but in their original beauty.