Past Exhibition

Lucas van Leyden and His Contemporaries

This is a drawing of four armored and elaborately decorated horsemen. The drawing depicts four knights dressed in detailed armor, riding horses that are also adorned with ornate coverings and feathered plumes. The knights seem to be part of a procession or tournament, with the horses poised elegantly, and the wind appearing to rustle their cloaks and banners. Above each knight are scroll banners with inscriptions.
Lucas van Leyden, Arthur, Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Godfry of Bouillon, 1515/1517, woodcut, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.5705

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    West Building, Ground Floor, Graphics Galleries GS-1, GS-2, GS-3, GS-4 (2,500 sq. ft.)
This is a drawing of four armored and elaborately decorated horsemen. The drawing depicts four knights dressed in detailed armor, riding horses that are also adorned with ornate coverings and feathered plumes. The knights seem to be part of a procession or tournament, with the horses poised elegantly, and the wind appearing to rustle their cloaks and banners. Above each knight are scroll banners with inscriptions.
Lucas van Leyden, Arthur, Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Godfry of Bouillon, 1515/1517, woodcut, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.5705

Overview: 141 works were assembled jointly by Ellen S. Jacobowitz of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Stephanie L. Stepanek of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Organization: Andrew Robison and Ruth E. Fine were the coordinators at the Gallery. The installation was designed by Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser.

Attendance: 27,068

Catalog: The Prints of Lucas van Leyden and His Contemporaries, by Ellen S. Jacobowitz and Stephanie Loeb Stepanek. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1983.

Other Venues:

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 09/14/1983–11/20/1983

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