Description
By 1509 color prints were successfully produced by printing the line block in black but using a second block to print the background color. Unprinted areas of white paper formed the highlights. Wechtlin’s The Knight and Lansquenet is a beautiful example of this technique.
Provenance
Prince of Liechtenstein; Prince of Liechtenstein, Feldsberg, stamped (not in Lugt), verso, lower left, in blue
Accession Number
1950.241
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut (in blue and black)
Dimensions
Sheet: 27 x 18 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund