Man Walking Towards a Grave

c. 1495

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image shows a man in a medieval-style depiction. He is holding a cane or staff with one hand and a hoop with the other. The man has a beard, prominent nose, slight smile, and curly hair styled with a red cap. He is dressed in a tunic with red sleeves, a large red collar, a brown vest or robe, a belt with a pouch, red trousers, and brown shoes. The background features a grassy terrain with stylized bushes and an earthy toned backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.830

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Stonehill, London; purchased 8 January 1938 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760b and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

Wikidata ID

Q64953455

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