Christus und der Hauptmann von Kapharnaum in einer Landschaft 

Hanns Lautensack created this landscape with Christ and the Centurion of Capernaum using pen and brown ink. The artist's choice of drawing as a medium is significant here. Unlike painting, drawing allows for a directness and immediacy, capturing the artist's first thoughts and gestures. The delicate lines, cross-hatching, and shading bring depth and texture to the buildings and the landscape, yet it lacks the materiality and weight of other artistic practices. Lautensack's skills reveal the value placed on the intellectual and conceptual dimensions of art during this period. Pen and ink drawing required a high degree of skill and control. The precision of the lines and the detailed rendering of the landscape suggest hours of patient labor. This contrasts sharply with the story being told, in which Christ can heal the Centurion's servant with a single word, without laborious effort. Considering the material, making, and context invites us to look beyond the narrative. It allows us to appreciate the artist's hand and skills, and to engage with this artwork beyond traditional distinctions between fine art and craft.