Gothic Letter "d"

c. 1480/1500

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This drawing features gothic architectural design elements, including pointed arches, intricate tracery, and decorative spires. The design showcases ornate and elaborate features typically found in gothic cathedrals or churches. The precise linework emphasizes verticality and decoration, with finials and crockets visible along the structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.4 × 8.2 cm (8 7/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 4, p.306, no. 147

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Franz Joseph, Count of Sternberg-Manderscheid [1763-1830], Prague; Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (Richard H. Zinser, Forest Hills, NY); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1948; gift to NGA, 1949.

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Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 17, repro.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 250, 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. 250.

Wikidata ID

Q65070227

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