Two Lansquenets, 1513, Pen and black ink highlighted with brush and opaque white on reddish brown prepared paper., 5 1/2 x 3 11


Two Lansquenets, 1513, Pen and black ink highlighted with brush and opaque white on reddish brown prepared paper., 5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in. (14 x cm), Drawings, Circle of Erhard Altdorfer (German, 1480/85–1561/62 Schwerin), Pictures of splendidly dressed soldiers in poses designed to show off their costumes and weaponry became extremely popular in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century. By the early sixteenth century, these military depictions were all the rage in southern Germany and Switzerland


Size: 3319px × 4516px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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