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View of Nuremberg from the West [left section]

Hanns Lautensack

1552

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Cityscape

Dominant colour

View of Nuremberg from the West [left section] is a 1552 ink by Hanns Lautensack, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Hanns Lautensack
When & what style?: 1552 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print shows a town with a river cutting through it. Buildings line both sides, some with steep roofs, others flat. A bridge arches over the river, and people walk along it. Trees and fields fill the background, with a few hills in the distance. The top has fancy letters and symbols, like a crest. The names on the buildings are in Latin, and the whole scene looks orderly. Want to know more? Look up etching to see how this kind of print was made.