LEYDEN, Lucas van
(b. 1494, Leiden, d. 1533, Leiden)

Samson and Delilah

c. 1512
Woodcut, 413 x 289 mm
Museum of Art, Cleveland

It can be seen in this woodcut that Lucas van Leyden's success as a designer of woodcuts was due to his ability to emulate Dürer. However, the shading lines and cross-hatching are uneven, and the subtleties of his silvery tones are all but lost in the coarser contours and dense shading in his woodcuts.




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