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Saint Andrew

1519

Hans Baldung Grien

Associated Names

Hans Baldung Grien

Artist, German, 1484/1485 - 1545

The image shows an elderly man sawing through a piece of wood held upright by another individual. The man has long, wavy hair, a full beard, deeply set facial features, a robe, and is focused on the task. The background has radiating lines and minimal ground.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.920
Catalogue Raisonné

Hollstein, no. 81

Artwork history & notes

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

Q64957210

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