Michol Helping David Escape

c. 1420/1430

Austrian 15th Century

Associated Names
Austrian 15th Century

Artist

This is an illustration of a medieval scene with a fortification. It features a stone castle or tower with battlements, a fortified door covered in metal rivets, two figures interacting near a window, and another figure holding a spear. The ground is depicted as simple green grass. The style is cartoonish and illustrative, resembling medieval manuscript illustrations with flat colors and simple lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and ink with watercolor; fragment from Bible MS (German text on image verso)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.8 x 8.4 cm (4 1/4 x 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Erwin Rosenthal, Berkeley); given to Lessing. J. Rosenwald, Alverthorpe, PA, 1973; gift to NGA, 1980.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Fine, Ruth. Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector. Washington, D.C., 1982: 140.

Wikidata ID

Q64537073

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