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Saint Agnes

c. 1490

German 15th Century

Associated Names

German 15th Century

Artist

The image shows a person standing, holding a palm leaf and a basket. The person has a halo around their head and stylized facial features with rounded eyes. They have short, curly hair and wear flowing robes in earthy tones. Beside them stands a small figure with a halo, resembling a lamb. The background contains text around the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

hand-colored woodcut with manuscript inscriptions on laid paper
Credit Line

Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)
Accession Number

1980.14.3
Catalogue Raisonné

Schreiber, no. 1180, State b

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1926

Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

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Wikidata ID

Q65565483

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