All of these have been cropped from various woodcuts and drawings by period artists. I've only included the shoes and the pertinent information about the drawing.
1.) This first is Drei Landsknechte by Daniel Hopfer (1470-1536)
2.) Landsknecht with his Wife by Daniel Hopfer (1470-1536) [wife on the right]
3.) Standard bearer fighting against five landsknechts by Daniel Hopfer (1470-1536)
4.) ein zartliches Paar by Daniel Hopfer 1520
5.) Officer Accompanied by Four Soldiers by Daniel Hopfer (1470-1536)
By this point, you're likely thinking what I did... Wait, these are all by Hopfer. What if he simply didn't like to draw shoes? Then I found...
6.) Three soldiers by Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538)
They appear to me like a series of slippers, tho they were likely made of leather, considering they were soldiers. They have what many have termed "duck's bill" toes, which, from what I gather, was the style after the hugely long pointed toed slipper. The duck's bills were rumored to have grown as wide as 12 inches. Hmm SCUBA gear? :D
I started this blog to organize my information on German Renaissance history more comprehensively so as to provide myself with a better persona. If you'd like to keep track of this blog, the RSS file is http://scagermanrenaissance.blogspot.com/atom.xml Since starting this blog, my research has actually centered on pre-German Renaissance, but only barely. I'm researching roughly 1470s women's clothing and Landsknehct for my husband.
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