Saint Walpurgis

1516/1518

Leonhard Beck

Associated Names
Leonhard Beck

Artist, German, c. 1480 - 1542

The image shows a woman standing in a side profile on a shoreline. She wears a robe with a draped head covering. Her face is partially visible. Her hair is tucked under the headpiece. She holds a small object and stands beside a shield with crowns. In the background, there is a sailing ship with masts and sails on the sea. Figures on the ship are dressed in period clothing. The foreground features rocky terrain and a crown near the woman’s feet. Trees are behind her, and in the distance, a cityscape with a church, other buildings, and cloudy skies is visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.317

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 115


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. 115.

Wikidata ID

Q65511013

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