Last Judgment

c. 1460/1470

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a central skeletal figure with a crown and two figures, one on each side, with halos. The image depicts a skeletal, crowned figure seated in the center, draped in pink and green fabric, and holding a long-stemmed flower in one hand. The figure is flanked by two other haloed figures, one cloaked in purple and the other in yellow, both kneeling in reverence. Additionally, two small skulls are positioned at the base of the central figure’s seat. The style uses bold outlines and vibrant colors reminiscent of religious iconography.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in Venetian red, green, yellow, and lavender

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.506

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 621, State m

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection, Maihingen; Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 20e.

1956

  • Selected Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, City Art Museum, St. Louis, MO, 1956.

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 95, repro.

  • Selected 15th Century Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1965, no. 10d.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965: no. 95.

Wikidata ID

Q64952941

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