Christ Before the People

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Christ Before the People

Artist Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533)

Date1513

Dimensions4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.

MediumEngraving

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer

Object number

1938.70

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Label TextIn 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.Published ReferencesBartsch 71. Hollstein 71, i/ii. cf. Jacobowitz and Stepanek 30.Exhibition HistoryThe Passion and the Apocalypse: Albrecht Dürer's Renaissance, Oct 1,04 - Jan 2,05