Covered Goblet with Winged Ball

c. 1520/1525

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image shows a large urn with intricate designs on its body and base. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. The urn is positioned centrally in the frame with the lid at the top and a wide base at the bottom, creating a symmetrical composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.4 × 11.2 cm (7 1/4 × 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.3 × 14.6 cm (8 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.424

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 115, 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 753); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 184.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 115, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952560

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