1554
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape with a Fortress and Big Stairway is a 1554 ink by Hanns Lautensack, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a fortress perched on a rocky hillside, surrounded by dense trees. A tall tower rises above the main buildings, and a long staircase winds down the hillside toward a bridge. The sky is filled with fluffy clouds, and the whole scene is drawn in sharp, detailed lines. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the grooves of the metal plate, creating a textured look. This was a new way to make prints in the 1500s. Check out etching to see how artists like this made their marks.
Hanns Lautensack (sometimes erroneously referred to as Hans Sebald Lautensack) (1524 – c.
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