Jael Killing Sisera

1516/1519

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

This is a drawing of a scene showing two figures engaged in a struggle, with one holding a weapon. In the background, another figure gestures towards them, while other figures in historical clothing are present. The setting includes a stone-walled room with shelves holding bottles and containers. The artwork is made with detailed line work resembling woodcut or engraving techniques, focusing on expression and posture to convey drama. The setting suggests a historical period like medieval or Renaissance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.3 x 18.2 cm (9 9/16 x 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5700

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 182, State i(a)/ii

  • Series Title

    The Small Power of Women Series

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 74.

1983

  • The Prints of Lucas van Leyden & His Contemporaries, NGA and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1983, no. 61, repro.

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 92, 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.172-75, 61.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.92.

1993

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

Wikidata ID

Q65023531

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