Saint Andrew

c. 1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a full-body depiction of a bearded man standing upright. He has a solemn facial expression, prominent eyes, and a beard. His hair is long and wavy, partially covered by a large dark circular halo. He is wearing a long, flowing red robe over a lighter garment. The man holds a large wooden X-shaped cross in his left hand and a green book in his right hand, with both hands. The background consists of a simple grassy area at the bottom and a light sky with hints of blue. There is a column of text to the left of the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in rose, green, yellow, blue, gold, and red-orange

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.838

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 1189, State r


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 186, 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

Q64953474

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