Mahomet and the Monk Sergius

1508

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

This is a drawing of a forest scene with figures in medieval attire. The artwork shows two figures reclined on the ground near a forest clearing with a wooden structure in the background. A third figure is engaged in a dialogue with the others. The dense forest has tall trees, and the background shows open landscape with distant hills and a faint indication of a structure on a hilltop. Various details like weapons, clothing, and a jug are visible among the trees and figures, creating a dynamic scene. The grayscale rendering suggests precise line work, giving it a historic and narrative quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard

  • Accession Number

    1941.4.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 126, State i(b)/iii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Miss Ellen T. Bullard [1865-1959], Boston; gift 1941 to NGA.

Associated Names

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

1993

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

Wikidata ID

Q64960094

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