Pictures of Swiss Soldiers by Urs Graf

Pictures of (mostly) Swiss Soldiers by Urs Graf

Urs Graf (born c. 1485 in Solothurn, Switzerland; possibly died before 13 October 1528) was a Swiss Renaissance goldsmith, painter and printmaker (of woodcuts, etchings and engravings), as well as a mercenary soldier. He only produced two etchings, one of which dates from 1513 – the earliest known etching for which a date has been established. However, his woodcuts are considered of greater significance, particularly as he is attributed with the invention of the white-line woodcut technique, where white lines create the image on a black background. He also produced a few engravings, including copies of works by Martin Schongauer and Albrecht Dürer. He produced innovative drawings intended as finished works of art rather than just studies.

War wife with two children
Source Date: 1508

Richtstätte
Source Date: 1513

Schweizer dienen der Welt / Serie 03 Bild 12 by Urs Graf

Bearded Man
Source

Schweizer dienen der Welt / Serie 03 Bild 08 by Urs Graf

Man with a sundial
Source

Battle of Marignano, 1515 by Urs Graf, 1521

Battle of Marignano
Date: 1521

Werbung, 1515

Soldat portant la banniere de Schaffhouse by Urs Graf

Soldier carrying the standard of Schaffhouse
Source

Four Fifers
Date: 1523

Bagpiper
Pen and ink drawing by Urs Graf, Basel 1525 (Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris).
Source

Schreitender Landsknecht
Source Date: 1st Half of the 16th Century

Young Woman with an Old Man and a Youth by Urs Graf

Mercenary love
c.1511

Landsknecht
Date: 1513

Pikeman
Date: 1514

Pikeman (rear)
Date: 1514

Standard Bearer
Date: 1514

Consiglio di guerra
Date: 1515

Waffenrock
Date: 1516

Schweizer Reisläufer und Dirne, 1516 by Urs Graf

Swiss Mercenary and prostitute
Date: 1516

Landsknecht und Teufel, 1516 by Urs Graf

Landsknecht and Devil.
Date: 1516.

Fähnrich mit Bube am Wegekreuz, 1516 by Urs Graf

Ensign with Boy at
Wayside Cross Date: 1516

Standard bearer and prostitute, 1516, by Urs Graf

Standard bearer and prostitute
Date: 1516

Man in coat and creature, 1518, by Urs Graf

Man in coat and creature
Date: 1518

Heimkehrender Landsknecht, 1519 by Urs Graf

Returning Landsknecht.
Date: 1519

Krieger im harnisch.
Date: 1519

Bearer of Julius Banner of Zug
Date: 1521

The Bearer of the Banner of the Canton Glarus by Urs Graf

The Bearer of the Banner of
the Canton Glarus Date: 1521

Standard Bearer of Zurich.
Date: 1521

Standard Bearer of Schaffhausen	Standard Bearer of Solothurn	Standard Bearer of St Gallen	Standard Bearer of Appenzell	Standard Bearer of Zug
Standard Bearer of Glarus	Standard Bearer of Schwyz	Standard Bearer of Unterwalden	Standard Bearer of Fribourg	Standard Bearer of Basel

Swiss Mercenary
Date: 1523

Landsknecht, Schweizer Reisläufer, Dirne Und Tod, 1524 by Urs Graf

2 mercenaries & a woman
with Death Date: 1524

Battle of the Lansquenets
Date: 1510-1530