About this artwork
Prickly thistles often appear underfoot, as here, and in nearby prints by Albrecht Dürer and Daniel Hopfer, underscoring the dangerous lifestyle of the Landsknechte.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Master MZ
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Title
- The Warriors
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Place
- Germany (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1495–1505
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Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- Sheet trimmed within platemark: 12.3 × 15.3 cm (4 7/8 × 6 1/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
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Reference Number
- 1956.816
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/3698/manifest.json