This soldier carries the typical weapon of the lansquenet: a long pike. These weapons were five or six metres long-too long to be illustrated full-length in prints like these. The metal tip consequently cannot be seen here. Swiss mercenaries like this 'Heyne' were called 'Reisläufer' rather than lansquenets. They can often be identified by the crosses on their dress, like the one on this man's right thigh.
Specifications
| Title | Heyne auss der Kyrchgassen von Schweitz |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Woodcut, watercolor and letter press |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 277 mm Width 148 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Designer:
Erhard Schön
Publisher: Hans Guldenmund Writer: Hans Sachs |
| Accession number | MB 2010/1 I (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) |
| External exhibitions |
La La La Human Steps: A Selection from the Collection of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (2012) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Letterpress
> Manual
> Relief printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Woodcut
> Manual
> Relief printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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