View of Nuremberg from the West [center section]

1552

Hanns Lautensack

Associated Names
Hanns Lautensack

Artist, German, 1524 - 1561/1566

The etching shows a detailed view from a slightly elevated perspective, overlooking a cityscape. The horizon, featuring a bustling city with numerous spires and towers, is adorned with descriptive texts. The skyline is marked by the silhouette of buildings under a sky filled with decorative text and garlands. The artwork is characterized by fine lines typical of engraving, creating a detailed depiction in black and white. In the foreground, a pastoral scene depicts figures tending to the land, while in the distance, the cityscape shows historical architecture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 58

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Prints and drawings of the Danube School; an exhibition of South German and Austrian graphic art of 1500 to 1560, Yale University Art Gallery, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969-1970, no. 104, repro.

1983

  • Nuremberg: A Renaissance City, 1500-1618, Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin, no. 164, repro.

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. 5.

1957

  • Schmitt, Annegrit. Hans Lautensack. Nuremberg: Verein für Geschichte der Stadt Nürnberg, 1957, no. 51.

1969

  • Yale UAG 1969, 104.

1983

  • Smith, J.C. Nuremberg, a Renaissance city, 1500-1618. Austin, TX, 1983: no.164.

Wikidata ID

Q65508691

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