According to the text, this horseman wielding a lance is a renegade. He has converted to 'Mohammed's faith' in Turkey. This is the only rhyme in which Hans Sachs made any reference to Islam. On the whole people knew very little about the religion of the Turks.
Specifications
| Title | Turkish Horseman (Renegade) |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Woodcut, coloured with watercolor |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 303 mm Width 191 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Designer:
Niklas Stor
Publisher: Hans Guldenmund Writer: Hans Sachs |
| Accession number | MB 2010/2 L (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) |
| 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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