Saint Catherine

c. 1500

Master MZ

Associated Names
Master MZ

Artist, German, active c. 1500

The image shows a person standing upright with a book in front of them. The individual has long, wavy hair and is wearing a detailed robe with a crown on their head. They hold a book in one hand and a sword in the other, with a wheel at their feet. In the background, there is a river, a house on stilts, and some foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 12.4 × 8.6 cm (4 7/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.74

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 8, p.356, no. 8, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Richard H. Zinser, Forest Hills, NY); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1948; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65081197

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