Albrecht Dürer Woodcut Archive

Syphilitic Man

Scholarly Landsknecht identification

Eisler identifies the figure’s clothing as Landsknecht attire. The woodcut is ascribed to Dürer; authorship remains uncertain. This is evidence for a contemporary representation of a soldier, rather than a general anatomy lesson. The illustrated reproduction is from Sudhoff’s 1912 publication.

1496

92 · 287

uncertain authorship

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Wellcome Library, London, image L0014503EB. CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP.

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The Knight and the Landsknecht

Museum Landsknecht identification

The NGA catalogue explicitly identifies the accompanying figure as a lansquenet. Local image matches the museum work.

c. 1496-1497

100 · B. 131 · C. D. 6 · 4

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Death and the Lansquenet

Museum Landsknecht identification

The NGA catalogue explicitly identifies the soldier as a lansquenet. The allegorical figure of Death does not negate this direct connection.

1510

210 · B. 132 · C. D. 98 · 73

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Triumphal Arch

Landsknecht figures within a larger composition

Schauerte identifies Landsknechte carrying pikes in the panel showing the recovery of Austrian lands in 1490 (C′2.1). This locator establishes the relevance of that military scene within the larger imperial composition. The image shown is NGA 1991.200.1, the 1799 edition; it combines 42 woodcuts and two etchings. Other decorative and dynastic panels are not individually presented as Landsknecht evidence.

1515 design; 1799 edition · Triumphal Arch

273 · B. 138 · C. D. 130 · 135-154

Collaborative design: Dürer, Wolf Traut, Hans Springinklee and Albrecht Altdorfer; after Jörg Kölderer. The cited military panel is discussed under Springinklee by Schauerte.

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Siege of a Fortress

Military context — soldier identity unspecified

A 1527 siege design associated with Dürer’s fortification treatise. The British Museum describes defenders forming squares for a counterattack; Philadelphia also explains the artillery and fortified defences. Relevant to infantry tactics and siege warfare, but these catalogues do not identify every soldier as a Landsknecht. The full image and the two portions are views of one work, not three independent witnesses.

1527

344-345 · B. 137 · C. D. 156 · 199-200

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Siege of a Fortress: Left Portion

Military context — soldier identity unspecified

A 1527 siege design associated with Dürer’s fortification treatise. The British Museum describes defenders forming squares for a counterattack; Philadelphia also explains the artillery and fortified defences. Relevant to infantry tactics and siege warfare, but these catalogues do not identify every soldier as a Landsknecht. The full image and the two portions are views of one work, not three independent witnesses.

1527 · Siege of a Fortress

344 · B. 137 · C. D. 156 · 199

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Siege of a Fortress: Right Portion

Military context — soldier identity unspecified

A 1527 siege design associated with Dürer’s fortification treatise. The British Museum describes defenders forming squares for a counterattack; Philadelphia also explains the artillery and fortified defences. Relevant to infantry tactics and siege warfare, but these catalogues do not identify every soldier as a Landsknecht. The full image and the two portions are views of one work, not three independent witnesses. The Met dates this impression n.d. (19.73.224).

1527 design; this impression undated · Siege of a Fortress

345 · B. 137 · C. D. 156 · 200

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