Solomon's Idolatry

1519

Hans Burgkmair I

Associated Names
Hans Burgkmair I

Artist, German, 1473 - 1531

Two figures are depicted in the foreground. The first person, a bearded man, is seated facing right wearing a long robe. He has a beard, thinning hair, and a prominent nose. A woman stands beside him wearing an elaborate gown and an ornate headdress. She leans toward the man with her hands on his shoulders. A female figure, resembling a statue, stands on a pedestal to the right, looking towards the pair. The background shows architectural elements like an archway and brick patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12 x 9.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Symbols in Transformation: Iconographic Themes at the Time of the Reformation, Princeton University Art Museum, 1969, no. 28, repro.

2012

  • Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475-1540, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2012-2014, no. 32.

Bibliography

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

Wikidata ID

Q65072917

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