1523
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Letter H is a 1523 ink by Hans Lützelburger, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white woodcut of a letter "H" with a face inside it. The face looks like a king or ruler, wearing a crown and holding a long staff. There’s a smaller figure below, maybe a servant or helper, kneeling and holding something up. The crown has three points, and the face looks serious. The lines are sharp and simple, like a print from an old book. This is an example of the woodcut technique.
Hans Lützelburger (died June 1526), also known as Hans Franck, was a German blockcutter ("formschneider") for woodcuts, regarded as one of the finest of his day.
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