Mohammed and the Monk Sergius
its sheath. As Mohammed awoke, they persuaded him that he was the killer. Master storyteller Lucas van Leyden takes great delight in describing every detail, from the Mohammed's distinctive clothing to individual leaves on the tree in the middle ground and further to the castles in the background.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mohammed and the Monk Sergius
- Artist: Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, Leiden ca. 1494–1533 Leiden)
- Date: 1508
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 7/16 in. (28.6 x 21.5 cm) (trimmed to plate line)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.3.3
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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