The Tribute Money

c. 1523

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

The image shows a group of people standing closely together. Two individuals are interacting at the center; one reaches out towards the other. On the right, a person with a halo above their head is holding something. They have a beard, long, wavy hair, and wear a long robe-like garment. On the left, a figure is holding money bags and wearing layered clothing. Other figures surrounding them have various head coverings and are close together. The background includes an intricately patterned wall and an arched structure at the top left, indicating an interior location.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1610

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 284

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • The Prints of Lucas van Leyden & His Contemporaries, NGA and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1983, no. 82, repro.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1983

  • Jacobowitz/Stepanek 1983, pp.212-13, 82.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-

Wikidata ID

Q64960095

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