03 — ARTWORK
Ship
UNKNOWN MASTER, Netherlandish · 1470 →
- MEDIUM
- Engraving, 165 x 134 mm
- TYPE
- Other
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 700 × 875 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
UNDERLINED TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY.
The artist signed his prints with the monogram of a W and an A with a key or cross. He was active in Bruges during the reign of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1467-77). Most of his 81 prints were intended as models for other artists. He was widely known for his depictions of ships, the earliest to survive from the history of printmaking.
The artist is referred to as Master W with the Key.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
@online{wga-r54669deca1fa39,
author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Ship by UNKNOWN MASTER, Netherlandish},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-master-netherlandish-re96e0136ea7dba/ship-r54669deca1fa39},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
