1532
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Army Train and Death is a 1532 ink by Erhard Schön, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a chaotic, crowded scene of soldiers, horses, and weapons. People are running, fighting, and carrying heavy gear like cannons and ladders. The background has tents and a fortress, while the sky looks stormy. Everyone is dressed in armor or simple clothes, and some figures are falling or being trampled. The artist packed a lot of action into a single scene, showing both order and chaos. The mix of soldiers, animals, and weapons suggests a battle, but the title hints at something deeper—maybe death is part of the story. Want to see how this was made? Look up woodcut.
Erhard Schön (c. 1491–1542) was a German woodcut designer and painter. Schön was born in Nuremberg as the son of painter Max Schön III. He probably started to learn his trade as an artist in the workshop of his father.…
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