Christ Appearing to Thomas

1460/1480

Workshop of Master of the Aachen Madonna

Associated Names
Master of the Aachen Madonna

Related Artist, German, active c. 1460/1480

The image shows two individuals within a rectangular frame. The figure on the left is depicted standing and holding a long staff with a banner. This person has long hair and a beard, with detailed facial features highlighted in black and surrounded by a yellow halo. They are wearing a draped garment with red and orange hues that falls down to the feet. To the right, the second person is depicted from the waist up in a kneeling position, slightly turned towards the standing figure. This individual also has long hair and a beard, with similar facial detailing and a yellow halo. They are dressed in a garment that mirrors the first in color and pattern. The background consists of stylized grass and foliage in shades of green, with swirling patterns and motifs adorning the banner held by the standing figure. The entire image carries a medieval or woodcut style with bold outlines and a limited color palette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 4.7 × 3.4 cm (1 7/8 × 1 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.694

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2393

  • Series Title

    Five Scenes from a Passion Series


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

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 320, repro.

  • Selected 15th Century Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1965, no. 38e.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64962946

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