1526
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Judge is a 1526 ink by Hans Lützelburger, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows a crowded scene of people in a dim room with wooden beams. A man in the center sits on a bench, holding a child, while others stand around him—some looking worried, others angry. One man leans on a stick, another holds a small object like a key or tool. The lines are sharp and the figures are stiff, almost like a story carved into wood. The artist used simple shapes and strong lines to show emotion without much detail. This style was common in woodcuts, where every line had to be cut into the wood block first. Look up woodcut to see how artists carved images into wood before printing them.
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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