The Second Tournament with Lances, Staves, and Swords (The Second Tournament with the Tapestry of Samson and the Lion)
Artist
Lucas Cranach the Elder(German, 1472–1553)German, 1472–1553
CultureGerman
Titles
- The Second Tournament with Lances, Staves, and Swords (The Second Tournament with the Tapestry of Samson and the Lion)
Date1509
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 11 3/8 × 16 1/4 in. (28.8 × 41.3 cm)
Frame: 20 7/8 × 25 × 1 1/4 in. (53.1 × 63.5 × 3.2 cm)
Frame: 20 7/8 × 25 × 1 1/4 in. (53.1 × 63.5 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1998.4
Non exposé
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
Exhibition History"Knights in Shining Armor: Myth and Reality, 1450 - 1650," Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania, January 28–June 17, 2007.
"The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825," Museum of Fine Arts, February 1–April 26, 2009.
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Lucas Cranach the Elder
1506
Woodcut on laid paper, state II/II
86.532
Lucas Cranach the Elder
1520
Engraving on laid paper, state III/III
82.581
Lucas Cranach the Younger
after 1549
Pen, black and brown ink, and black wash on laid paper
44.547
Lucas Vorsterman the Elder
1622–1623
Engraving on paper, state I/III
2025.401
Lucas Vorsterman the Elder
1630–1645
Etching on laid paper with engraving, state III/VIII
84.428
Lucas Vorsterman the Elder
c. 1620
Engraving on laid paper, state II/IV
84.431
