1535
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Tyrants of the Old Testament: Antiochus is a 1535 by Georg Pencz, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a bearded man wearing a crown with three points. He’s holding a scroll in one hand and a sword in the other. His robe has fancy patterns, and he looks stern with a long beard and curly hair. The title says this is "Antiochus," a name from the Old Testament. The artist, Georg Pencz, drew him to look powerful but also a bit scary. If you like this style, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art for more works by Pencz.
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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