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Melchior Lorck

Danish, 1526⚠–1580

WA-00016196

PaintingRenaissance

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None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ70893

Field Verification (2 fields)

0 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Artsy· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%

Source Registry (2)

Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/melchior-lorck
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Renaissance

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Painting

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (18)

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[Wohlgerissene und geschnittene Figuren ... ]

1614 · Woodcut

Overall: 10 7/8 x 7 3/8 x 9/16 in. (27.6 x 18.8 x 1.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Wohlgerissene und geschnittene Figuren ... ]

1614 · Woodcut

Overall: 10 7/8 x 7 3/8 x 9/16 in. (27.6 x 18.8 x 1.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I, Standing

1573 · Engraving in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 39.5 × 26.5 cm (15 9/16 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 40.8 × 31 cm (16 1/8 × 12 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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A Woman from Altmark

1570 · Pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink

Overall: 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (23.5 x 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Woman from Altmark

1570 · Pen and brown ink; framing lines in brown ink

Overall: 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (23.5 x 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I

1562 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate/sheet: 37 × 29.2 cm (14 5/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople, 1574 (or earlier), altered in 1688 to represent Ibrahim I

1559 · Engraving

15 13/16 x 11 1/4 in. (40.2 x 28.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople, 1574 (or earlier), altered in 1688 to represent Ibrahim I

1559 · Engraving

15 13/16 x 11 1/4 in. (40.2 x 28.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Satire on the Papacy

1555 · Etching

Sheet: 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Satire on the Papacy

1555 · Etching

Sheet: 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Le pere mort et ses trois fils

1551 · woodcut

Cleveland Museum of Art

Crucified Man

1550 · engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Crucified Man

1550 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 16.4 × 9.8 cm (6 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Deluge

1548 · Woodcut in black from two blocks on two sheets of cream laid paper, joined

Image/block: 32.4 × 50.2 cm (12 13/16 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Christ, left profile

1540 · Woodcut

sheet: 3 5/8 x 2 15/16 in. (9.2 x 7.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Süleyman the Magnificent

1540 · Engraving; second state

sheet: 15 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. (40.4 x 28.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Süleyman the Magnificent

1540 · Engraving; second state

sheet: 15 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. (40.4 x 28.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Christ, left profile

1540 · Woodcut

sheet: 3 5/8 x 2 15/16 in. (9.2 x 7.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

18 published of 29 catalogued · 23 with image

The Met
12 published6 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published2 img
+ 1 more source · 11 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

8 entries · 2 sources

The Crucified Man
1550 · AIC · 3 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_url
Satire on the Papacy
1555 · Met · 3 prov
Wikidata·titleWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_url
Le pere mort et ses trois fils
1551 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Crucified Man
1550 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

Artsy

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I (1562)

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I, Standing (1573)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Movements1

Renaissance

Collections3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

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In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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