Lienhart Ysenhut

Swiss, active 1464 - c. 1507

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Lienhart Ysenhut, A Canon Table with a Lamentation (formerly known as the "Traveling Altar"), c. 1490, woodcut printed on parchment in black with hand coloring; set between two panels of printed text to form a triptych; housed in a slipcase with an embroidered crucifixion scene on the front and backed in leather; in turn housed in a velvet, silk, and linen box, strengthened with layers of paper from an account book, with ornamental tassels at each corner, Rosenwald Collection, 1959.16.15

A Canon Table with a Lamentation (formerly known as the "Traveling Altar")

Lienhart Ysenhut · c. 1490 · woodcut printed on parchment in black with hand coloring; set between two panels of printed text to form a triptych; housed in a slipcase with an embroidered crucifixion scene on the front and backed in leather; in turn housed in a velvet, silk, and linen box, strengthened with layers of paper from an account book, with ornamental tassels at each corner ·  Accession ID  1959.16.15