This woodcut is meticulously detailed, with tremendous density of line. The dramatic nature of the scene reveals the influence of Mathias Grünewald, who was working on his renowned ‘Isenheimer Altar’ in the same period.
Specifications
| Title | Saint Sebastian |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 312 mm Width 233 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Hans Baldung Grien
|
| Accession number | L 1959/33 (PK) |
| Credits | Purchased with the support of Lucas van Leyden Foundation, 1959 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1959 |
| Creation date | in 1514 |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Woodcut
> Manual
> Relief printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
