Saint Roche

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 depicts a person standing up and holding a staff in their right hand. They wear long robes with a patterned texture, a sash across the chest, and have long wavy hair. A smaller kneeling figure with wings is next to them, along with a small animal nearby. The background shows a detailed floral and geometric wall pattern, with architectural features above. "SEB + TO + HUB" is written at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.709

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2723

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 46.

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 360, repro.

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

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

Q64962963

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