Saint Ramaricus

1516/1518

Leonhard Beck

Associated Names
Leonhard Beck

Artist, German, c. 1480 - 1542

The image shows a full-length figure of a person standing in a forest. The person is turned slightly to the right with one hand raised to their chest and the other holding a string of beads. The figure has a long beard and is wearing a hooded robe that obscures their hair. The person's facial features appear aged and contemplative. The clothing is simple and covers the entire body except for the feet, which are bare. Surrounding the figure is a detailed backdrop of a forest with trees and foliage. In the background, a castle or a series of buildings can be seen on a hill under a cloudy sky. There is a shield featuring a stylized lion on the bottom left corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.312

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 92


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1969

  • Prints and drawings of the Danube School; an exhibition of South German and Austrian graphic art of 1500 to 1560, Yale University Art Gallery, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969-1970, no. 117.

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. 92.

Wikidata ID

Q65511008

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