Solomon's Idolatry

c. 1512

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

The image displays several figures in a historical scene. In the center, a man is kneeling and gazing at a small statue holding a skull. Beside him, a woman stands in an ornate gown, holding a part of her dress. Surrounding them are men in robes and capes observing from behind a low wall. The background includes architectural elements, a pedestal with a sculpture, and a mountainous landscape under a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 41.7 x 29.2 cm (16 7/16 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.100

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 177, State (a)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Symbols in Transformation: Iconographic Themes at the Time of the Reformation, Princeton University Art Museum, 1969, no. 27, repro.

1983

  • The Prints of Lucas van Leyden & His Contemporaries, NGA and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1983, no. 35, repro.

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 100, repro.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1983

  • Jacobowitz/Stepanek 1983, pp.113-14, 35.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.100.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-

Wikidata ID

Q65080841

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