The Surgeon

1524

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

The image shows two men in early Renaissance attire. One man is seated, leaning back against a chair, while the other man stands behind him, performing an action over his head. The standing man appears elderly with a beard, hat, and glasses, wearing a fur-collared garment. The seated man looks disheveled with tousled hair, wearing a lined shirt and loose-fitting trousers. The background is textured, with a dark arching top, and a bowl or basin is nearby. The engraving is dated "1524" and features intricate hatching details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.8 x 7.5 cm (4 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 156

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, 24 June 1992); Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Collaert Dynasty, Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesburg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 156

Inscriptions

upper center in image: L (in reverse) 1524; by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: D663

Wikidata ID

Q76559046

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