Saint Veronica

c. 1480

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

The image shows a half-body depiction of a woman standing and holding a cloth with a detailed face imprinted on it. The woman is positioned facing forward, slightly angled, holding the cloth spread between her two outstretched hands. Her facial expression is neutral, and she has delicate features with a serene countenance. Her hair is mostly covered by a layered garment that flows around her head and shoulders. She is dressed in a robe with long sleeves, and the fabric appears to be flowing and textured. The cloth she holds prominently features a realistic illustration of a man's face with long, wavy hair and a full beard. The background is plain and unadorned, providing a neutral backdrop that highlights the central figures in the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.70

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 71, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale 42, Hollstein und Puppel, Berlin, 3 October 1929, no. 838); (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. 80, 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. 80.

Wikidata ID

Q64960276

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