Attilius Regulus

1535

Georg Pencz

Associated Names
Georg Pencz

Artist, German, c. 1500 - 1550

This is a drawing of a group of armored individuals gathered around a large barrel containing a man's head. The central figure is pushing the large barrel which features spikes and a visage inside. The background includes foliage, trees, and a distant castle. The hatching and line work create a tactile quality throughout the composition, emphasizing textures of clothing and nature. The work is reminiscent of engravings from the Northern Renaissance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within platemark): 11.4 x 7.2 cm (4 1/2 x 2 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.25.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 129

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Esdaile, 1833 (Lugt 2617). Unknown private collector (similar to Lugt 53). (Paul McCarron, New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1978

  • Landau, David. Catalogo completo dell'opera grafica di Georg Pencz. Milan, 1978.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: REGVLVS / 15GP(in monogram)35; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 15, 17 / a81143

Wikidata ID

Q76340897

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