A Legation before a King, near Him Two Women Standing

1514/1516

Leonhard Beck

Associated Names
Leonhard Beck

Artist, German, c. 1480 - 1542

The image features a detailed illustration of a gathering of individuals. They are dressed in ornate clothing, standing in a group setting like a grand hall. The figures are adorned with elaborate hairstyles and headwear, with some wearing crowns and carrying scepters. The scene is indoors with a tiled floor, large window in the background, and a richly decorated canopy at the center. An ornate doorway is partially visible in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2131

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 135

Artwork history & notes

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

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Leonhard Beck, Guido Messling, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 135.

Wikidata ID

Q64959840

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