Hunter on Horseback Hunting a Wild Boar

c. 1506

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Associated Names
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Artist, German, 1472 - 1553

This is a drawing of a hunting scene in a dense forest. The drawing depicts a forest with tall, slender trees in the background and detailed branches and leaves. The foreground shows an interaction between animals and a figure on a horse. The figure is wearing period attire and is engaged with two wild boars. One of the boars appears to charge towards the figure. The drawing's line work captures textures of the animals' fur and the forest's foliage. The style and technique resemble the craftsmanship of a woodcut or engraving.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.9 x 12.2 cm (7 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.6 x 12.9 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2852

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 113

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 40.

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

Wikidata ID

Q64960019

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