Saint Bridget

c. 1480/1500

German 15th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a person seated at a desk, facing slightly to the right, with their head turned towards a book on the desk. They have a serene facial expression, with a halo behind their head. The person has a stylized hairstyle partially covered by a veil, wearing robed clothing with a cloak and tunic. Their hand is over the open book, surrounded by religious symbols, including a cross on the desk. Next to them, a hat and a circular item hang from a stick. In the background, two figures with halos float on a cloud, observing the seated person. The illustration has an intricate woodcut style with colored highlights in red, green, and yellow tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in orange, yellow, gray, green, and orange-brown

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.595

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1293, State (=1294)


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Heitz, Strassburg. (Charles Stonehill, London); purchased 8 January 1938 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760b and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 211, 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. 211.

Wikidata ID

Q64953043

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