Five Lansquenets and an Oriental on Horseback
1495â96
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1960-177-2
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Five Lansquenets and Oriental on Horseback***Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528), 1495–96* Step into the vibrant world of late 15th-century Europe with Albrecht Dürer's *Five Lansquenets and Oriental on Horseback*, early masterpiece from the artist's formative years. Created around 1495–, this work belongs to the Smithsonian American Art's collection of figures, showcasing Dürer's emerging talent as a Northern Renaissance pioneer. Fresh from his apprenticeship in Nuremberg, Dürer was already experimenting with detailed human forms, influenced by the era's humanist ideals and his travels. ...