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The Art of Wrestling: Eighty-Five Pieces (Ringer Kunst: Fünff und Achtzig Stücke)

A work made of book with woodcuts and letterpress in black on cream laid paper.
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  • A work made of book with woodcuts and letterpress in black on cream laid paper.

Date:

1539

Artist:

Lucas Cranach the Younger (German, 1515-1586)
written by Fabian von Auerswald (German, born 1462)
printed by Hans Lufft (German, 1495-1584)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Lucas Cranach, II

Title

The Art of Wrestling: Eighty-Five Pieces (Ringer Kunst: Fünff und Achtzig Stücke)

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1539

Medium

Book with woodcuts and letterpress in black on cream laid paper

Dimensions

30.1 × 19.5 × 1.6 cm (11 7/8 × 7 11/16 × 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg in memory of Bessie Kisloff Braude, Esq.

Reference Number

2014.19

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