bourg ▁title - page ▁of ▁ 1 5 2 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 0 5 ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁employ ment ▁as ▁a ▁painter ▁to ▁René ▁II , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lor raine ▁in ▁Nancy . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁left ▁Nancy ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁W itten berg ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 6 - 7 , ▁where ▁he ▁must ▁have ▁met ▁the ▁court ▁painter , ▁Lucas ▁C ran ach ▁the ▁E lder . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁Str as bourg ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 4 , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 5 1 9 ▁was ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁painter ' s ▁gu ild ▁there . ▁ ▁Single ▁wood cut s ▁He ▁left ▁nin ete en ▁single - leaf ▁wood - cut s ▁( i . e . ▁prints ▁rather ▁than ▁book ▁illustr ations ), ▁apparently ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 5 0 5 - 1 5 , ▁and ▁is ▁mainly ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁twelve ▁ch iar osc uro ▁wood cut s , ▁which ▁are ▁all ▁extremely ▁rare . ▁▁ ▁The ▁d ating ▁of ▁these ▁has ▁been ▁much ▁discussed ▁by ▁art - histor ians , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁tang led ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁ch iar osc uro ▁wood cut . ▁ ▁Bart rum ▁assign s ▁them ▁" t ow ards ▁the ▁end " ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁No ▁surv iving ▁paint ings ▁are ▁attributed ▁to ▁him , ▁although ▁a ▁few ▁draw ings ▁have ▁been , ▁tent