Hector of Troy, Alexander of Macedon, Julius Caesar, from The Nine Heroes
Lucas van Leyden
c. 1520
Medium
Woodcut in black on two sheets of laid paper joined vertically in the center
Dimensions
Sheets: 31.5 × 51.2 cm (12 7/16 × 20 3/16 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
236866
About the Artist
Lucas van Leyden · 1484–1533
Lucas van Leyden (1494–1533) was a Dutch painter and printmaker who stands among the greatest engravers of the Northern Renaissance. Born in Leiden as either Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz, he lived and worked primarily in his native city, achieving international renown that rivaled the German master Albrecht Dürer. Lucas van Leyden revolutionized Netherlandish printmaking and was among the first...