The Passion

first quarter 16th century

Master S

Associated Names
Master S

Artist, Netherlandish, active 1516 - c. 1545

This is a photograph of a red textured surface. The image shows a close-up view of a material that has a consistent, even crimson color with a subtle grid-like pattern. This pattern is reminiscent of a leather-like texture, characterized by its small, interconnected lines and natural-looking grooves that give it a realistic, tactile appearance. The surface appears to be smooth and slightly glossy, reflecting the light subtly to highlight the pattern throughout. The edges of the surface are slightly rounded.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 18 engravings

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    book: 15.0 × 11.5 × 1.0 cm (5 7/8 × 4 1/2 × 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7972.1-18

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward Arnold, Surrey, England; (his sale, Sotheby's, London, 6-8 May 1929?); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Virgil Solis, Dieter Beaujean, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. undescribed.

Inscriptions

on verso of free end paper, in graphite by later hands:870. / 870 / style 9 / Virgil Solis / 18 plates / DM/-/- / $360= / 11835 / MALL[?]

Markings

inside front cover of volume: [armorial bookplate of Edward Arnold with Andrew W. Arnold (The Grove, Dorking, Surrey)]; on interior side of back cover, stamped in gold: [oval motif of the binder Zaehnsdorf]

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