The Resurrection of the Dead

c. 1460/1470

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of angelic figures blowing trumpets above a group of people. The image features two winged figures depicted with stylized robes in colors such as green and orange. They hold large trumpets and are positioned in the upper part of the painting. Below them, a group of human-like figures appears in a state of attention or reverence. The composition has a naive and linear quality, with bold outlines and a simple color palette. The texture and color scheme suggest the piece is aged.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, blue, green, gray, and gold

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.509

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 597, 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. 20h.

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. 99, repro.

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

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. 99.

Wikidata ID

Q64952945

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