Comments on: Hype: Melchior Lorck

By: Matthias Wivel

Matthias Wivel — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:48:38 +0000

It’s from Constantinople (Istanbul).

By: Katerina

Katerina — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:03:15 +0000

Hello, can you tell me from which the town is the picture? Thanks

By: Radh

Radh — Fri, 07 May 2010 08:28:26 +0000

And English Wikipedia has a good entry for him (not mine)

By: Radh

Radh — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:23:14 +0000

The old Berlin ''Europe and The Orient'' exhibition catalog has a beautiful chapter on Lorck.

By: Mark Hudson

Mark Hudson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:09:36 +0000

that portrait of the sultan is extraordinary – particularly the rendering of the turban; incredibly sculptural. plenty for modern graphic artists to get their teeth into there.

By: Johan F. Krarup

Johan F. Krarup — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:51:50 +0000

Much better.

By: Matthias Wivel

Matthias Wivel — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:53:46 +0000

Better?

By: T. Thorhauge

T. Thorhauge — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:26:33 +0000

Kind of kinky

By: Johan F. Krarup

Johan F. Krarup — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:23:35 +0000

If we were able to see a bigger version of the picture in the bottom a spicy detail would be unveiled: Under the roof to the left a couple is having sex! Kind of funny…