1523
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Tribute Money is a 1523 ink by Lucas van Leyden, a Renaissance work, depicting Visitation, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a scene with people giving money to a tax collector. It's a simple scene, but what's interesting is that the artist used a lot of detail to show the characters' emotions. The people in the scene look worried or upset, which makes you wonder what's going on. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: woodcut.
Lucas van Leyden (1494 – 8 August 1533), was a Dutch painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut. Lucas van Leyden was among the first Dutch exponents of genre painting and was a very accomplished engraver.
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