Steffan Goldschmidt gave up his trade as a goldsmith to fight as a lansquenet. He probably had no choice, finding that he could no longer earn a living from his craft. The Iconoclasm and the Reformation made it extremely difficult to survive as an artist in many German and Swiss cities.
Specifications
| Title | Steffan Goldschmitt |
|---|---|
| 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 309 mm Width 200 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Designer:
Peter Flötner
Publisher: Hans Guldenmund Writer: Hans Sachs |
| Accession number | MB 2010/1 M (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) |
| 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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