The Conversion of Saint Paul

1514

Hans Baldung Grien

Associated Names
Hans Baldung Grien

Artist, German, 1484/1485 - 1545

This is a print of horses and people being impacted by a divine presence in the sky. In the upper-left corner of the print, a man with a long beard is depicted among the clouds, with rays of light radiating from this man towards the ground. Below, horses are shown in dynamic poses, their riders reacting to the blinding light from above. Some of the men and horses appear to have fallen to the ground, while others have their heads thrown back or limbs raised up. The scene is detailed, focusing on line work to create textures and expressions. In the background, a small castle or town can be seen on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.900

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 125

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

P. Von Baldinger-Seidenberg; sale, Gutekunst, 1912; Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge; purchased 1938 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 26.

1946

  • Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Cayuga Museum of History and Art, Auburn, NY, 1946, no cat.

1949

  • Ten Centuries of Christian Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, WI, 1949, no catalogue.

1958

  • Magnifying the Bible through Art, Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, TN, 1958.

1959

  • Old Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1959.

1962

  • Installation during Fine Art Festival, American River College, Sacramento, CA, 1962, no cat.

  • The Saints in Prints & Illuminations from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, The Art Gallery of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1962-1963, no. 34.

1981

  • Hans Baldung Grien: Prints & Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1981, no. 52, repro.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q64957157

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