Coat of Arms of Scheurl and Tucher Families
1512
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1512
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Coat of Arms of Scheurl and Tucher Families is a 1512 ink by Wolf Traut, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows two men standing side by side in front of a tree full of swirling vines and animals. One man holds a branch with leaves, while the other leans on a staff. Around them, a bull, a lion, and a deer stand calmly. The background is packed with strange, twisting shapes and Latin text in blocks. The two men likely represent the Scheurl and Tucher families, as noted in the title. The animals and symbols around them were probably chosen to show their family values or history. If you like this style, look up woodcut to see how artists carved images into wood blocks long before photography.
Wolf Traut (1478–1520) was a German artist, born in Nuremberg.
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