The Crucifixion used in Missale Traiectense (Utrecht Missal), Leiden, 1514
Lucas van Leyden
ca. 1512
Medium
Woodcut printed on vellum with letterpress type printed in black and red on verso
Dimensions
sheet: 10 x 6 1/2 in. (25.4 x 16.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, 2009
Accession Number
2009.162
Tags
ChristWomenCrucifixion
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...