The Abbess

c. 1526

Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger

Associated Names
Hans Lützelburger

Artist, German, active 1517-1526

Hans Holbein the Younger

Artist After, German, 1497/1498 - 1543

This is a drawing of a skeletal figure leading two hooded figures. The image depicts a skeletal figure leading two figures dressed in long, flowing robes. The skeletal figure appears with an exaggerated, bony structure and decorative elements on its head. One robed figure holds a rosary or string of beads, while both figures have their mouths slightly open. The second robed figure raises an arm in a gesture, and the setting is outside a large, arching doorway with a bell hanging above. The style resembles medieval woodcuts, emphasizing line and contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.77

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passavant, no. 15


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1860

  • Passavant, Johann David. Le peintre-graveur, contenant l'histoire de la gravure sur bois, sur metalet au buring jusque vers la fin du XVI siecle .... 6 vols. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel, 1860-1864.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts, ca. 1400-1700. Vol. XIV A. Roosendaal, 1988: no. 99, 15.

Wikidata ID

Q65226939

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