Portret van Martin Kraus

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

### Portrait of Martin Kraus Step into the intricate world of late Renaissance printmaking with *Portret van Martin Kraus* (1596), a delicate portrait crafted by Jakob Lederlein and Züberlein. These engravers, active in the German-speaking regions of Europe, collaborated on this small-scale work measuring just 136 × 102 mm—perfectly sized for personal collections or albums. Rendered in letterpress printing, a technique that pressed inked relief plates onto paper, it exemplifies the era's innovative blend of precision and reproducibility, bridging the gap between elite painting and accessible ...