Saint Matthias, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles by Lucas Cranach the Elder

Saint Matthias, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles c. 1548

drawing, print, paper

drawing

germany

pen drawing

mechanical pen drawing

print

pen illustration

pen sketch

junji ito style

paper

ink line art

linework heavy

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

pen work

"Saint Matthias, from The Martyrdom of the Apostles" is a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder, created around 1548. This detailed print depicts the martyrdom of Saint Matthias, who is shown being tied to a post and beaten by a group of men. The scene is set in a landscape with a distant town and a tower. The graphic depiction of violence, characteristic of Cranach's work, highlights the suffering endured by Christian martyrs. This woodcut is part of a larger series that illustrates the lives and deaths of the apostles.