The Man with the Torch and a Woman Followed by a Fool

c. 1508

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

The image shows three full-length figures standing close together in an alleyway. The central figure is a woman, standing straight with a high forehead, wearing a long gown with voluminous sleeves, a headdress, and a tasseled belt. To her right, a man in a tunic and hat gestures with one arm while holding a lit torch. To her left, another man holds a wooden club over his shoulder. In the background, a figure partially hides in a window in the brick wall. The scene is set in an outdoor area with detailed brickwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.99

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 147, State (b)


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 66, 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

1993

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

Wikidata ID

Q65080831

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