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拍品专文
The series of six large woodcuts known as 'The Large Power of Women', to which the present print belongs, is undoubtedly the highpoint of Lucas van Leyden's oeuvre in the woodcut medium. Depicting the influence of women over men, from Adam to Solomon and Virgil, these woodcuts are comparable only to the finest of Albrecht Dürer's in their scale and ambition. However, they have a psychological depth and atmosphere that Dürer never achieved or aspired to.
The prints from this series are very rare, and fine early impressions such as the present one are practically unobtainable.
Of the present subject, New Hollstein records only seven early impressions in public collections. Even the British Museum and the Rijksmuseum only have later impressions, with many cracks and gaps in the block.
The prints from this series are very rare, and fine early impressions such as the present one are practically unobtainable.
Of the present subject, New Hollstein records only seven early impressions in public collections. Even the British Museum and the Rijksmuseum only have later impressions, with many cracks and gaps in the block.