Christ Appearing to the Disciples

c. 1465

Israhel van Meckenem

Associated Names
Israhel van Meckenem
Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503
Master of the Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand
Artist After
The artwork depicts a scene with a central figure standing in the middle of a group of people. The central figure has long hair and a beard, shown with a halo around the head, wearing a robe. The hands are raised, with one hand showing a gesture. Surrounding this figure are several other individuals, some kneeling and others standing, all gazing towards the central figure. The people have varied hairstyles, mostly short and curly. The background features an arched structure with visible brickwork and a couple of small, grid-patterned windows, indicating an indoor setting. The artwork is monochromatic, with intricate linework creating depth and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 7.4 × 5 cm (2 15/16 × 1 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.111

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.130, no. 113, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (M. Knoedler & Co., New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 154, 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. 154.

Wikidata ID

Q64958360

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