Saint Lawrence

c. 1490/1491

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

The image shows a person standing upright. The individual is facing slightly to the left, with their left arm bent at the elbow and their hand either resting on a hip or holding an object. Their right arm is extended downward, holding a palm branch and resting it on a grid-like structure. The person has delicate facial features with a gentle expression. Their hair is styled in soft curls that form a halo around the head, cut short above the ears. They are dressed in a long robe with wide sleeves, gathered and layered. The robe has decorative details along the edges. The person holds a book in their left hand. The grid-like structure has small protrusions. The background is plain, with no distinct features, focusing on the person and their attire.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 16 × 11.3 cm (6 5/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.2.71

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 61, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Price Karl Paar [1772-1819], Vienna (Lugt 2009); Fürstenberg Collection, Donaueschingen, Germany (Lugt 2811); (Richard H. Zinser, Forest Hills, NY); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1943; gift to NGA, 1944.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 112, repro.

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.

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

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 112.

Watermarks

profile head (close to Lehrs 70, 72)

Wikidata ID

Q65023690

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