Saint Margaret

c. 1460

Workshop of Master of the Stoeger Passion

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

Master of the Stoeger Passion

Related Artist, German, active c. 1440/1470

The image depicts an incomplete upper body view of a person with facial features showing almond-shaped eyes and a serene expression. The figure has curly hair and a halo-like adornment around the head. The individual wears intricately detailed clothing and holds a narrow object in one hand. The background features an elaborate floral pattern in dark tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.777

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2697, State b

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 359, 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.

Wikidata ID

Q64962990

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