Madonna and Child with Four Saints

c. 1410/1430

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of a group of figures standing in a row. The artwork features five figures, each adorned with distinct garments and accessories. The style is reminiscent of medieval or early Renaissance woodcuts, with simple color filling and outlines. The figures are positioned against a backdrop decorated with floral motifs at their feet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in red, green, and yellow; retouched in pen and ink

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.572

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1172

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. 2a.

1943

  • Selections from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943-1944, pp. 8-9, repro.

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 176, repro.

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. 176.

Wikidata ID

Q64953015

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