The Testing of the King's Sons

c. 1500

Master MZ

Associated Names
Master MZ

Artist, German, active c. 1500

This is an illustration of a group of figures in a dramatic scene. The central figure is on horseback, surrounded by others in elaborate attire. An older, scantily-clad figure is at their feet. The background features rolling hills and trees. The figures are detailed with varied expressions and postures, creating a sense of importance or intensity. Line work is used for texture and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.187

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 8, p.374, no. 21, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1930; 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. 147, 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.

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. 147.

Wikidata ID

Q64960441

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