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Ten Women of Stralsund belongs to a group of drawings that were presumably done as studies for woodcuts for a projected book about the history of clothes.

Ten women are lined up, showing attire from the 1600th century. The women’s poses allow Melchior Lorck to display their garb from all angles while also creating excellent rhythm within the composition.

The history of the drawing

The drawing is executed with precision in pen and brown ink. It was exhibited at the Department of Prints and Drawings in 1962 and subsequently bought from the English Evelyn Collection.

The artist Lorck

Lorck is the first artist of Danish origin whose artistic production is extensively documented. His connections with King Christian 3. (1503-1559) and the emperor Ferdinand 1. (1503-1564) took him far and wide in the world. Lorck recorded his impressions on paper. His circle of motifs was wide-ranging, spanning urban scenes, architecture, scenes of everyday life, and studies of clothes, weapons, tools, and portraits.

Inspired by Cranahc and Dürer

The drawings would later be translated into woodcuts and copperplates and published in books. Surviving drawings, woodcuts, and copperplates from his youth and study tours show how he was inspired by Lucas Cranach (1472-1553) and Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).

Details

  • Title: Ten Women from Stralsund
  • Creator: Melchior Lorck
  • Creator Lifespan: 1526/27 Flensburg - After 1588
  • Creator Nationality: Danish
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Birth Place: Flensburg
  • Date Created: About 1571
  • Værktekst: Ti kvinder fra Stralsund hører til en gruppe tegninger, der sandsynligvis blev udført som forlæg for træsnit til en planlagt publikation om dragtens historie. Ti kvinder står på række og fremviser en klædedragt fra 1500-tallet. Via kvindernes opstilling får Melchior Lorck vist klædedragternes karakteristika fra alle sider og samtidig skabt en fin rytmik i kompositionen. Tegningens historie Tegningen er udført med en præcis streg med pen og brunt blæk. Den blev udstillet i Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling i 1962, som derefter erhvervede den fra den engelske Evelyn Collection. Kunstneren Lorck Lorck er den første danskfødte kunstner, hvis kunstneriske produktion er omfattende dokumenteret. Hans forbindelser til Christian 3. (1503-1559) og Ferdinand 1. (1503-1564) førte ham vidt omkring i verden. Lorck dokumenterede sine iagttagelser på papir. Hans motivverden spændte vidt og omfattede byprospekter, arkitektur, hverdagsliv, dragtstudier, våben, redskaber og portrætter. Påvirkning fra Cranach og Dürer Tegningerne blev senere omsat til træsnit og kobberstik og udgivet i bogværker. Fra hans ungdomstid og studierejser er der bevaret tegninger, kobberstik og træsnit, som viser påvirkning fra Lucas Cranach (1472-1553) og Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).
  • Teknik: Pen, brunt blæk
  • Proveniens: Erhvervet 1966
  • Provenance: Acquired 1966
  • Physical Dimensions: w31.3 x h22.2 cm (Without frame)
  • Dansk link: http://www.smk.dk/index.php?id=1295
  • Dansk Titel: Ti kvinder fra Stralsund
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Statens Museum for Kunst, http://www.smk.dk/en/copyright/creative-commons/
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink

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