The Making of Armours, from Hymmelwagen auff dem, wer wol lebt...
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/8 × 4 1/16 in. (11.1 × 10.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1959
Accession Number
59.507.157(8)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling workshop of Germany with *The Making of Armours*, a lively 1517 woodcut from the illustrated book *Hymmelwagen auff dem, wer lebt...* (Heavenly Chariot for Those Who Live Well). Created by Hans Schäufelein—a master woodcut artist and pupil of Albrecht Dür—alongside Hans von Leonrodt and by Silvan Otmar this petite print (just 4 3/8 × 4 1/16 inches) captures the intricate labor of armor production. Schäufele's precise line work, typical of Northern Renaissance prints, brings to life hammers striking metal, forges glowing, and workers in period garb. The scene buzzes with...
About the Artist
Hans Schäufelein|Hans von Leonrodt|Silvan Otmar · 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...