Coat of Arms of Lorenz Staiber

probably 1520/1521

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a heraldic crest. It features a coat of arms with a shield at the center. The shield has two quadrants: the upper quadrant displays a lion and a rope, and the lower quadrant shows a dog. Above the shield is a crown-like structure with a crowned lion holding two flags. Surrounding the central arrangement are scrollwork and decorative elements. The text below the image reads, "Omnia ex Deo veniunt," which means "All things come from God." The drawing is in monochrome, highlighting the linework and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39.3 × 31.6 cm (15 1/2 × 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.111

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 293

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph Otto Entres [1804-1870], Munich (Lugt 2941). Yorck von Wartenburg [1805-1865], Klein Öls, Silesia (Lugt 2669). Baron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague, Bohemia (Lugt 2773). (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d), 1946; gift to NGA, 1946.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

Wikidata ID

Q18339678

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