Solomon Praying to the Idols

c. 1519

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image shows a statue within an architectural setting with two figures in front of it. The persons, both standing on the right side, wear elaborate clothing and appear to be pointing towards the statue. The statue, positioned in a niche on the left, stands on an ornately carved pedestal. It depicts a figure with long hair and flowing garments, holding an object. At the base of the statue is a framed picture or mirror. The background comprises tall columns and arches, likely representing a significant structure, with walls adorned with tall windows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.1 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.397

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 4, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Kupferstichkabinett (duplicate, Lugt 451a); (C.G., Boerner, Leipzig, sale CLXI, May 10-15, 1929, lot 14); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 101, repro.

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 136, b.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.101.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 4, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952533

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