Gevecht tussen twee wildemannen
1500 - 1600
Medium
brush
Dimensions
246; 192
About this artwork
hoogte 192 mm x breedte 246 mm
Art Historical Context
This brush drawing by Erhard Schön, created sometime between 1500 and 1600, captures a dramatic confrontation between two “wild men”—mythical, hairy figures often shown wielding clubs. Schön, a Nuremberg artist active during the Renaissance, frequently explored such themes in drawings and woodcuts. The compact sheet (just 192 by 246 mm) suggests an intimate work, possibly a preparatory study or a finished piece meant for private viewing. Wild men were popular symbols in Northern European art of the period, representing the untamed forces of nature and the contrast between civilization and wil...
About the Artist
Erhard Schön
He was famed as a popular printmaker, with attributions including around 1200 illustrations for 116 books and about 200 separate woodcuts. Among the best works are the woodcuts that he and Hans Springinklee made for the "Hortulus animae", published in Nuremberg in 1515 by Johannes Koberger. It was one of the most popular pre-Reformation anthologies of prayers, published in at least 20 German and L...