Saint Gudila

1516/1518

Willem Liefrinck after Leonhard Beck

Associated Names
Willem Liefrinck

Artist, Flemish, died c. 1538-1546

Leonhard Beck

Artist After, German, c. 1480 - 1542

The image shows a person with a halo around their head wearing a robe and veil. They are holding a candle in one hand and have the other hand raised in a gesture. Beside them, a winged creature is reaching towards the candle. In the background are arched windows, a shield with a lion design, and two spiral columns. The scene is monochromatic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.309

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 44, State i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William H. Schab; purchased in 1959 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

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

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Leonhard Beck, Guido Messling, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 44, i/iv; The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Liefrinck Dynasty, Jeroen Luyckx, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2021: no. 13, i/iv.

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