Christ Consoling the Centurion

after Master IB

Associated Names
Master IB

Artist After, German, active c. 1523/1530

This is a drawing of a group of individuals engaged in an interaction. The composition depicts a central figure with a halo reaching out to a kneeling individual on the ground. The kneeling person appears to be holding a cane and a bowl. Surrounding them are other individuals gesturing and observing the interaction with varied expressions. In the backdrop are natural elements like a tree and a distant landscape with hills. The figures and the environment are detailed with delicate lines and cross-hatching, indicative of an engraving or etching technique.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2722

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 3, State (copy in reverse)


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rostowsky and Baron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague, Bohemia (Lugt 2773); Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge; purchased 1938 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Wikidata ID

Q64953739

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