Saint Stephen

c. 1490/1491

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

The image shows a person standing upright in a full-body portrait. The individual faces forward while holding a palm branch in their left hand and adjusting their garment with their right hand. They have short, curly hair and a calm expression. The person wears a long robe with intricate folds and textures. No other objects or jewelry are visible around them. The background is plain, emphasizing the figure. The artwork is detailed with clear lines and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 16.3 x 11.4 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.66

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 66, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Etchings by Martin Schongauer from the Lessing Rosenwald Collection, The Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1930.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 113, repro.

1999

  • Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Ages, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2000.

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. 113.

Watermarks

bull's head (Lehrs 42)

Wikidata ID

Q64960269

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