
The Michelfeldt Tapestry (Allegory on Social Injustice), first part of three
A black-ink woodcut on cream laid paper shows a large spoked wheel at left, its segments labeled with inscriptions, beside a standing woman in a long gown. At right, armed men and robed figures, including a crowned man in fur, walk past a blackletter banner above them.
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Date
- 1526
- Medium
- Woodcut in black on cream laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 841 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1526).
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Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. Richard Zinser