Printmaking, in the 1400's ?

Michael Wolgemut 

an early, successful artist during the rennasance   

Here is a self portrait as his teacher.

Michael Wolgemut (1434/7-1519) had one of the largest artist's workshops in Germany. Dürer had served his apprenticeship there from 1486 until 1489 and Wolgemut must have been proud to have witnessed his former pupil's rapid success. In Dürer's portrait, everything is focused on the head, set against a neutral green background. The old man's features are not disguised, from his sunken eyes and gaunt cheeks to the loose skin around his neck. Wolgemut wears a fur-lined coat and a simple hat or scarf, perhaps the headgear he would have worn in his workshop to keep off the dust. His eyes are still alert and he has a thoughtful expression. Dürer does not depict a pitiable man, but marvels at his indomitable spirit  

        

 

 The Dance of Death (1493) by           Michael Wolgemut, from the Liber Chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel

This is one of my favorite pictures, it is a Wolgemut print.The title is "The Dance of Death"

By: Prisma Archivo Item #: 8720707

                                        

                                         Michael Wolgermut 1434-1519

Sources: http://www.wga.hu/html_m/d/durer/1/08/4wolgemu.html