Saint George with the Princess and the Slain Dragon
This scene of Saint George and the dragon is the earliest known chiaroscuro woodcut. The design in black is printed with a line block, and the green areas with a tone block in which the light passages have been cut out. This spectacular print was signed by Hans Burgkmair from Augsburg and the block-cutter Jost de Negker from Antwerp. Which of the two artists conceived
the idea of using a tone block is unknown.
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Saint George with the Princess and the Slain Dragon
This scene of Saint George and the dragon is the earliest known chiaroscuro woodcut. The design in black is printed with a line block, and the green areas with a tone block in which the light passages have been cut out. This spectacular print was signed by Hans Burgkmair from Augsburg and the block-cutter Jost de Negker from Antwerp. Which of the two artists conceived
the idea of using a tone block is unknown.
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description
Deze voorstelling van Sint-Jor ...... onblok bedacht is niet bekend.
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This scene of Saint George and ...... using a tone block is unknown.
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identifier
RP-P-OB-4348
language
publisher
Rijksmuseum
title
Saint George with the Princess and the Slain Dragon
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Sint-Joris met prinses en gedode draak
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type
created
1508
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1508
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extent
beeld breedte 231 mm
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beeld hoogte 323 mm
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height 323 mm
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width 231 mm
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Collectie: prenten
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Collection: prints
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isReferencedBy
Bartsch 23
Hollstein German 253 5(6)
temporal
eerste kwart 16e eeuw
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first quarter 16th century
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