Gothic Ornament with a Lady and a Parrot

c. 1495

Master LCz

Associated Names
Master LCz

Artist, German, active c. 1480/1505

This is a drawing of an intricate ornamental design featuring a central human figure. The drawing depicts a person, likely female, seated or resting amidst elaborate scrollwork and foliage patterns. The figure is dressed in period costume, and the entire composition is rendered in a highly detailed and textured manner. The swirling patterns around the figure suggest a decorative motif, enhanced by dark, carefully shaded lines that define the features and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 10.6 x 12.7 cm (4 3/16 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1215

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Freiherr von Lanna (Lugt 2773); William H. Schab; purchased 1961 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Early German Drawings & Prints: Two Recent Acquisitions and Related Works, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1979, no. 3.

Bibliography

1966

  • Shestack, Alan. "A Drawing by Master LCz." The Burlington Magazine 108, no. 760 (July 1966) : 366-369, fig. 38.

1971

  • Shestack, Alan. Master LCz & WB. New York, 1971: 47-48.

Wikidata ID

Q64608092

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