Execution of a Man at a Market-Place of a Town

1514/1516

Leonhard Beck

Associated Names
Leonhard Beck

Artist, German, c. 1480 - 1542

This is a drawing of a medieval city. The image shows a fortified city with high walls, towers, and a bustling scene inside. Within the walls, there are buildings with intricate roofs and detailed architecture. Various activities are occurring in the city, including groups of figures involved in different scenes. Flag-bearing soldiers and a congregation of individuals are part of the narrative. The drawing captures the essence of medieval life through its depiction of architecture and scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Paul J. Sachs

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 22.2 x 19.7 cm (8 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.2.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 184

  • Series Title

    Treitzsaurwein's "Weisskunig"

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2013

  • Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475-1540, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2013-2014, no. 77 (not shown at NGA venue).

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. 184.

Wikidata ID

Q64959826

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