Landsknechts on Campaign
Landsknechts on Campaign The wars of the 16th century were different from the isolated conflicts of the 15th century, spanning the continent and engaging many different parties at the same time. It…
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Landsknechts on Campaign
The wars of the 16th century were different from the isolated conflicts of the 15th century, spanning the continent and engaging many different parties at the same time. It was a time of uprisings and invasions, of broken treaties and of instability, religious reformation and rebellions. Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V were challenged on many fronts, externally by the Swiss, French, and Ottoman Turks, along with internal conflicts between the German princes and their people.
These woodcuts show the Landsknecht and their opponents in action, instead the more commonly seen individual depictions. Some of these conflicts were recorded in woodcut form, and published shortly after they happened. The book contains scenes from the battles and sieges depicted in the German single sheet woodcuts: Pavia, Vienna, Budapest, and M nster...
these along with many others, are all presented as a