Gall von Underwalden

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This sheet is the pendant to the print of Heyne. In the text Gall replies to his 'cousin'. He confirms that he will remain loyal to Switzerland and will only serve other lords if they wage war in an honourable manner. The reality was often very different. Moving from one battlefield to the next, the lansquenets roamed all over Europe, hiring themselves out to various rulers, particularly during the Italian Wars between the Habsburgs and France.

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Title	Gall von Underwalden
Material and technique	Woodcut, coloured with watercolor
Object type	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 303 mm Width 191 mm
Artists	Designer: Erhard Schön Publisher: Hans Guldenmund Writer: Hans Sachs
Accession number	MB 2010/1 J (PK)
Credits	Purchased with the support of Lucas van Leyden Foundation, Mondriaan Fund, Rembrandt Association and VSBfonds, 2010
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	2010
Creation date	in circa 1530
Internal exhibitions	Landsknechten en Turken (2009) De ontdekking van het dagelijks leven - van Bosch tot Bruegel (2015)
Material	Watercolour > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Woodcut > Manual > Relief printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique Letterpress > Manual > Relief printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique