Christ Before the People
Artist: Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533)
Date: 1513
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.
Medium: Engraving
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number: 1938.70
Label Text:In comparison to Dürer, relatively few impressions of Lucas van Leyden’s work remain. The rarity of good impressions can be explained by technique. Van Leyden incised his plates with shallow strokes, thus they were quickly worn out under the pressure of the printing press. He also apparently destroyed inferior copies. This print, from late in his career, shows the influence of Italian engravings.
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