The Parable of the Sower and the Weeds, from Das Plenarium
Medium
Woodcut (hand-colored)
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 11/16 × 2 11/16 in. (9.4 × 6.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1961
Accession Number
61.663.343
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Parable of theower and the Weeds a delicate hand-colored woodcut from 1517, created by German artist Hans Schäufelein printed by Adam Petri as part of *Das Plen*, a comprehensive liturgical book. Measuring just 3 11/16 × 2 11/16 inches, this intimate print captures Jesus teaching his disciples amid a gathered crowd of men and saints, vividly illustrating the biblical parable from Matthew 13. Schäufelein, a pupil of Albrecht Dürer and a key figure in the Northern Renaissance, masterfully employed the woodcut medium—ideal for mass-producing affordable religious illustrations during t...
About the Artist
Hans Schäufelein|Adam Petri · 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...