1523
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Letter T is a 1523 ink by Hans Lützelburger, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white woodcut split into two scenes. On the left, a man stands on a hill, holding a long stick. His clothes look old-fashioned, and he’s pointing toward a building. On the right, a group of people is gathered around a round object on a platform. Some look worried, others are pointing or gesturing. The two scenes might be connected—maybe the stick is a clue. Woodcuts like this were often used to tell stories or teach lessons in books. Check out how this artist used the technique: woodcut.
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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