1535
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Tyrants of the Old Testament: Nebuchadnezzar is a 1535 by Georg Pencz, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a bearded man with a crown of spikes kneeling on one knee. He’s holding a sword in one hand and a spear in the other, looking fierce. His armor is detailed with strange patterns, and his face is twisted in anger. The title says this is Nebuchadnezzar, a king from the Bible who lost his power. The artist made his crown and armor look sharp and scary, almost like a monster. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this drawing in person.
Georg Pencz (c. 1500 – 11 October 1550) was a German engraver, painter and printmaker. Pencz was probably born in Westheim near Bad Windsheim/Franconia. He travelled to Nuremberg in 1523 and joined Albrecht Dürer’s…
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