[Blacksmith shoeing a horse while a man with large sword slays a snake in the background] – Antique Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A smith fits a shoe to a horse in the foreground, while behind him a man with a large sword kills a snake, a pairing that sets this woodcut apart from simpler trade scenes. The record dates it to 1471, about two decades after movable type appeared in Europe, when woodcuts were among the most common pictures printed for books and single sheets. Horses were essential to towns and armies, so the farrier at work reflects everyday labor, while the combat scene hints at the mix of daily life and moral or allegorical meaning typical of the period.
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [1471] |
| Subjects | Blacksmithing--1470-1480. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,288 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-186713 |
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