The Last Supper

1460/1480

Workshop of Master of the Borders with the Four Fathers of the Church

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

Master of the Borders with the Four Fathers of the Church

Related Artist, German, active c. 1470

This is a drawing of a group of figures in a circular formation with a central figure holding a circular object. The image displays a gathering of haloed figures in a tight composition around a central figure who is prominently holding a circular object. Each figure is intricately detailed with distinctive facial expressions and attire. The color palette consists mainly of subdued tones, with golden accents. The outer perimeter of the image is bordered with an ornate design that frames the entire composition. The scene exudes a sense of harmony and spiritual significance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut, hand-colored in yellow, red-brown lake, and green

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.4 × 4.8 cm (2 1/2 × 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.687

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2235

  • Series Title

    Twenty Scenes from the Oxford Passion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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. 43h.

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. 303, 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.

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64962931

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