Beleg van een vesting 1527

"Beleg van een vesting" (Siege of a Fortress), a 1527 engraving by Albrecht Dürer, depicts a dramatic scene of a military siege. The artwork showcases Dürer's keen attention to detail, evident in the meticulous depiction of the fortress, surrounding landscape, and the vast array of soldiers engaged in the siege. The work is a powerful testament to the artist's mastery of perspective and his ability to capture the intensity and scale of a historical event. This engraving is held by the Rijksmuseum and provides insight into the realities of 16th-century warfare.