Saint Erasmus

c. 1500

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The image shows a seated figure in a stylized woodcut design. The figure has a regal posture, somber expression, and wears a mitre. They are dressed in clerical robes and hold a crosier and another staff. The figure is set within an ornate architectural framework with a halo around the head in the background.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • Dürer in America: His Graphic Work, NGA, 1971, no. 111, repro.

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

1971

  • Meder [1932] 1971, p. 280-281, XVI 1.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 3: no. 37.30.

Wikidata ID

Q18339713

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