Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits
Cleveland Museum of Art

Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits

Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500) · c. 1480

ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Hausbuch Master, also a printmaker, is thought to be the first artist to use a form of engraving known as drypoint.

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