Saint John the Evangelist

c. 1480/1490

Master i.e.

Associated Names
Master i.e.

Artist, German, active c. 1480/1500

The image portrays a person standing upright, facing forward with curly hair falling to their shoulders. They wear a long, flowing garment that covers their body from neck to feet. A halo-like circle surrounds their head. The person holds a chalice in their left hand, while making a gesture with their right hand. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.8 × 9 cm (6 1/4 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.2.44

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 6, p.39, no. 28, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustav von Rath [b. 1888], Krefeld (Lugt 2772); (Richard H. Zinser, Forest Hills, NY); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1943; gift to NGA, 1944.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

Inscriptions

verso, at bottom, in graphite by a later hand: Schongauer-Schule / Pass II pg. 150, 32 / Lehrs VI 5.39.28

Markings

verso, stamped in blue ink at lower left: Gustav von Rath (Lugt 2772)

Watermarks

Saint Catherine's wheel with three flowers

Wikidata ID

Q65023761

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