The Harvest and the Wine-Press of Blood
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 3/8 in. (23.5 × 16.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.28.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
Hans Schäufelein's *The Harvest and the Wine-Press of Blood* is a striking woodcut print, measuring 9¼ × 6⅜ inches, that captures vivid biblical imagery from the Book of Revelation. The title evokes apocalyptic scenes: a divine harvest where angels wield sickles amid fields (echoing the tags of farms, men, and working figures), and the wine-press of blood symbolizing God's judgment, with grapes trodden into a river of wrath. Saints and celestial beings populate the composition, blending earthly labor with heavenly drama in a compact, dynamic scene. As a master of the woodcut medium—carved in ...
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...