Unfalo Nearly Causing the Explosion of Theuerdanck's Ship, from Theuerdanck
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 in. × 9 7/16 in. (35.6 × 24 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.70.15
Tags
MenWomenBoats
About the Artist
Hans Schäufelein|Melchior Pfintzing|Hans Schönsperger · 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...