Wolf Traut

German, c. 1486 - 1520

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Speculum passionis domini nostri Jesu Christi (Mirror of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ)

Wolf Traut, German 16th Century, Hans Süss von Kulmbach, Hans Leonard Schäufelein, Erhard Schön, Hans Baldung Grien, Ulrich Pinder · 1519 (1st ed. 1507) · bound illustrated book with 40 woodcut illustrations (5 are repeated). ·  Accession ID  2000.115.1

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Christ Teaching the Disciples on the Way to Gethsemane [18r]

Wolf Traut, Hans Süss von Kulmbach · 1519 (1st ed. 1507) · woodcut ·  Accession ID  2000.115.1.7

A stepped, ornately decorated structure made up of forty-four individual woodcuts and etchings printed with black ink on ivory-white paper fills this vertical composition. The structure has a tall central tower flanked by two shorter towers on each side. All three have an arched opening at the bottom. The outer towers are then flanked by three columns. Almost every inch of the structure is densely covered with architectural ornaments, coats of arms, Gothic text, and panels showing scenes with people in interiors or huge crowds in landscapes. Some scenes show soldiers engaged in battle, groups of kings and clergy, or individual men. Architectural ornament includes mythical creatures, gargoyles, saints, kings, and cherubs. The arched openings are tall and narrow, and have checkered floors. Words in elaborate Latin script appear inside the top of each of the three arches. Two ringed-tailed creatures resembling monkeys prowl outside the central arch. Two shallow steps lead down from the structure to five panels that line the base of the composition. Those five panels are filled with Gothic text. The date, "1515," appears at the base of the outermost column to each side.
Albrecht Dürer, Wolf Traut, Hans Springinklee, Albrecht Altdorfer, Adam von Bartsch, The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian, 1515 (1799 edition), 42 woodcuts and 2 etchings on laid paper assembled to form one image, Gift of David P. Tunick and Elizabeth S. Tunick, in honor of the appointment of Andrew Robison as Andrew W. Mellon Senior Curator, 1991.200.1

The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian

Albrecht Dürer, Wolf Traut, Hans Springinklee, Albrecht Altdorfer, Adam von Bartsch · 1515 (1799 edition) · 42 woodcuts and 2 etchings on laid paper assembled to form one image ·  Accession ID  1991.200.1

Wolf Traut, Saints Maximilian, Stephen, and Valentine, 1514, woodcut on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.3697

Saints Maximilian, Stephen, and Valentine

Wolf Traut · 1514 · woodcut on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.3697

Wolf Traut, Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist, 1514, woodcut on vellum, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.8128

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

Wolf Traut · 1514 · woodcut on vellum ·  Accession ID  1943.3.8128

Wolf Traut, Hieronymus Höltzel, The Man of Sorrows and Mater Dolorosa, 1512, woodcut with letterpress text, highlighted with red ink, on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1952.8.473

The Man of Sorrows and Mater Dolorosa

Wolf Traut, Hieronymus Höltzel · 1512 · woodcut with letterpress text, highlighted with red ink, on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1952.8.473

Wolf Traut, Coat of Arms of Scheurl and Tucher Families, 1512, woodcut with letterpress text on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1950.1.61

Coat of Arms of Scheurl and Tucher Families

Wolf Traut · 1512 · woodcut with letterpress text on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1950.1.61

Wolf Traut, The Nativity and Passion of Christ, 1511, woodcut printed from fifteen blocks on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.8127

The Nativity and Passion of Christ

Wolf Traut · 1511 · woodcut printed from fifteen blocks on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.8127