id:			127563
accession number:	1950.241
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.241
updated:		2023-11-30 20:33:33.029000

The Knight and  Lansquenet, c. 1512. Hans Wechtlin (German, 1480/85–after 1526). Chiaroscuro woodcut (in blue and black); sheet: 27 x 18 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1950.241

title:				The Knight and  Lansquenet
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creation date:			c. 1512
creation date earliest:		1507
creation date latest:		1519
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Germany, 16th century
technique:	chiaroscuro woodcut (in blue and black)
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Chiaroscuro
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Geisberg 1497

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CREATORS

* Hans Wechtlin (German, 1480/85–after 1526)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 27 x 18 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
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	description:	laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower left, in block: [monogram] 
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

	title:		Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition
	opening date:   1958-03-03T05:00:00
	<i>Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3, 1958-October 11, 1959).

	title:		Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary
	opening date:   1971-02-19T05:00:00
	<i>Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 19-March 28, 1971).

	title:		Printing in Color
	opening date:   1985-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Printing in Color</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-November 17, 1985).

	title:		Images of War
	opening date:   1991-11-05T05:00:00
	<i>Images of War</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-January 12, 1992).

	title:		Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection
	opening date:   2003-08-17T00:00:00
	<i>Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).

	title:		Arms and Armor from Imperial Austria
	opening date:   2008-02-24T00:00:00
	<i>Arms and Armor from Imperial Austria</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-June 1, 2008).

	title:		Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2014-03-09T00:00:00
	<i>Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 9-June 8, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Prince of Liechtenstein
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	Prince of Liechtenstein, Feldsberg, stamped (not in Lugt), verso, lower left, in blue
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