1497
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Lady on Horseback and the Lansquenet is a 1497 ink by Albrecht Dürer, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a woman riding a horse, dressed in fancy armor and a tall hat. Next to her is a soldier in chainmail, holding a spear and looking down. The background has ships, buildings, and a hill—all drawn with sharp lines. The artist used tiny parallel lines to build up dark areas, like shading without paint. This is called cross-hatching. Next, check out technique: engraving to see how artists like Dürer made prints.
Albrecht Dürer spent his life in Nuremberg, a busy German city where artists traded prints like currency.
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