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The Knight and Lansquenet

c. 1512

Hans Wechtlin

(German, 1480/85–after 1526)
Culture
Germany
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut (in blue and black)
Support
Laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 27 x 18 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1950.241
Catalogue raisonné
Geisberg 1497
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

By 1509 color prints were successfully produced by printing the line block in black but using a second block to print the background color. Unprinted areas of white paper formed the highlights. Wechtlin’s The Knight and Lansquenet is a beautiful example of this technique.
A vertically oriented chiaroscuro woodcut in blue and black ink depicts a knight in elaborate armor riding a horse facing left. Both the knight's helmet and the horse's head are topped with massive, feathery plumes. A squire walks alongside carrying a long-handled weapon over his shoulder. They travel through a dense, detailed forest. In the lower-left foreground, a small framed plaque depicting crossed weapons lies on the ground.

The Knight and Lansquenet

c. 1512

Hans Wechtlin

(German, 1480/85–after 1526)
Germany

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