Saints Philip and Bartholomew by a Spring

1529

Anton Woensam

Associated Names
Anton Woensam

Artist, German, active c. 1500 - 1541

The image depicts two figures in a wooded area examining a fountain. One figure crouches holding a vessel, while the other stands pointing with a knife. Both figures are dressed in robes. The background features trees and a distant tower or building. The image is monochromatic with strong contrasts and varied lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16 x 11.8 cm (6 5/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.8.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lutz Riester, Freiburg); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

lower center in image, in fountain: AWW (in monogram); by later hand, lower center in faded brown ink: AD

Wikidata ID

Q76336157

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