The provost represented police powers in a lansquenet regiment and acted as prosecutor in legal cases. His post was one of the 'regimental offices', like that of the judge advocate, the officer of the watch and the quartermaster. The short pike or spontoon he carries identifies him as an office-holder. His senior status is also displayed by his impressive tunic, the plumed hat and the chain.
Specifications
| Title | Provost |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Woodcut, watercolour and letter press |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 300 mm Width 189 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Designer:
Erhard Schön
Publisher: Hans Guldenmund Writer: Hans Sachs |
| Accession number | MB 2010/1 B (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) |
| External exhibitions |
La La La Human Steps: A Selection from the Collection of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (2012) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Woodcut
> Manual
> Relief printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Letterpress
> Manual
> Relief printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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