Saint John the Baptist [recto]

probably 1460/1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image displays a man standing with his left leg slightly forward. The man has a beard and curly hair, and wears a robe adorned with a halo around his head. He holds a staff in his right hand. The background shows horizontal lines, and the ground has stylized plants. Inscribed at the bottom is "Johannes baptista."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.1 x 11.4 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.578.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1513, State m

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of a robed figure holding a lamb and a palm branch. The image features a robed figure standing on a landscape with hills in the background. The figure holds a lamb close to its chest while clutching a palm branch in the other hand. The lines are black, etched or printed onto a plain background, emphasizing the contours and details of the robe, halo, and palm. The border framing the image and script at the bottom suggest an ecclesiastical or religious manuscript style.

Saint Agnes [verso]

German 15th Century

1460

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1955

  • French Woodcuts, Engravings and Books of the 15th and Early 16th Centuries, The Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1955.

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 178, repro.

1968

  • The Golden Age of the Woodcut: 1450-1550, Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1968, no. 2, 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. 178.

Wikidata ID

Q64953022

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