Landsknecht
Hans Schäufelein
early 16th century
Medium
Pen and iron gall ink
Dimensions
sheet: 10 x 6 15/16 in. (25.4 x 17.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Gift, 2003
Accession Number
2003.424
Tags
Military
About the Artist
Hans Schäufelein · 1480–1540
Hans Schäufelein (c. 1480–c. 1540) was a German painter and graphic artist of the Northern Renaissance whose career placed him at the heart of one of the most dynamic artistic environments in European history. As a young man, he entered the workshop of Albrecht Dürer in Nuremberg, an experience that proved decisive: Dürer's meticulous approach to draughtsmanship, his mastery of printmaking, and hi...