Photo of collection object The Tournament with lances — Cranach, Lucas, the elder. The Tournament with lances, 1509. woodcut, Sheet: 29 x 41.6 cm (11 7/16 x 16 3/8 in.). Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1927.204. CC0.

The Tournament with lances

1509

Lucas Cranach

Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553)

Prints

The Tournament with lances, 1509. Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553). Woodcut; sheet: 29 x 41.6 cm (11 7/16 x 16 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1927.204 While the tilt was the most popular type of jousting in the 1500s, the mêlée remained in favor and often formed the climax of the greatest tournaments.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the elder
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: woodcut
Medium: woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 29 x 41.6 cm (11 7/16 x 16 3/8 in.)
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 1927.204
Credit Line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
Exhibitions: 16th Century German Woodcuts
Rights Statement: CC0

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