Saint Barbara

1480 or after

Workshop of Master of the Cologne Arms

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

Master of the Cologne Arms

Related Artist, German, active c. 1470/1480

The image shows a person in a flowing robe with intricate patterns and textures standing upright. They wear a crown with ornate designs and have long, wavy hair. The face is smooth and somewhat expressionless with delicate features. The person holds a palm frond in the left hand and a tower-like structure in the right hand. The background is intricately decorated with floral motifs, and the floor is patterned with geometric shapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.3 × 13.1 cm (7 5/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.708

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2548, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 47.

1953

  • The Story of Medicine in Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, 1953, no. 154, repro.

1960

  • Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1960, no cat.

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 347, 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

heart

Wikidata ID

Q64962962

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