# The Tournament with lances

- By: Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553)
- Date: 1509
- Medium: woodcut
- Classification: Print
- Dimensions: Sheet: 29 x 41.6 cm (11 7/16 x 16 3/8 in.)
- Culture: Germany
- Credit line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.204)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1927.204/1927.204_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Group engagements fought between two teams of contestants gained favor during the 1500s. These mêlées were often confused and chaotic, as shown in this woodcut. Lucas Cranach the Elder sketched many tournament scenes, often transferring them in faithful detail to woodblocks.