Hanns Lautensack
Hanns Lautensack belongs to the generation of sixteenth-century German printmakers whose etched and engraved work helped shape the graphic arts of the Renaissance north of the Alps. His subjects range across tournament scenes and the ceremonial culture of knighthood, rendered with the precise line that defines his etchings and woodcuts. The archive holds a single sheet connected to his illustrated Tournament Book of Knightly Acts, a publication combining etched and woodcut imagery with letterpress text. The impression dates to 1561, the year given by the Met for this sheet, and stands as the collection's sole witness to Lautensack's printmaking.
1 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
