Ulrich Schwaiger (?)

1554

Hanns Lautensack

Associated Names
Hanns Lautensack

Artist, German, 1524 - 1561/1566

The image shows a portrait of a man depicted from the waist up. He is seated at a table, facing forward with his upper body slightly turned to the left. The man's facial features include a stern expression with a prominent mustache and a small chin beard. He has pronounced eyebrows and deep-set eyes. His hair is short and covered by a beret-like hat. He is dressed in ornate clothing typical of the Renaissance period, with a richly decorated garment featuring elaborate patterns and textures. The man holds a tankard in his left hand and a ring in his right hand, resting his arm on the table. Beside him on the table lies a piece of paper. The background consists of a detailed landscape featuring a castle-like structure on a hill surrounded by trees and rocky cliffs. There is also an intricate emblem and a grotesque mask in the upper left corner of the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.2 x 15.6 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4745

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 1


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1978 (vol. XXI), no. 69.

1957

  • Schmitt, Annegrit. Hans Lautensack. Nuremberg: Verein für Geschichte der Stadt Nürnberg, 1957, no. 10.

Wikidata ID

Q64957116

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