c. 1512
(German, 1480/85–after 1526)
Chiaroscuro woodcut (in blue and black)
Support: Laid paper
Sheet: 27 x 18 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1950.241
Catalogue raisonné: Geisberg 1497
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.
The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.