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1515/1517

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

The image shows three ornately dressed figures on horseback, accompanied by banners with inscriptions. The scene depicts a procession emphasizing detail and intricacy in attire and horse decorations. Each figure is adorned with elaborate feathered helmets and armor, while the horses wear decorated caparisons. The style reflects early woodcut techniques, with bold lines and careful attention to linear details that give volume and texture to the figures and horses.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5706

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 190, State (b)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • The Prints of Lucas van Leyden & His Contemporaries, NGA and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1983, no. 54, 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

1983

  • Jacobowitz/Stepanek 1983, pp.156-57, 54b.

1993

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

Wikidata ID

Q65023538

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