Christ with Three of His Apostles

after Master IB

Associated Names
Master IB

Artist After, German, active c. 1523/1530

Multiple figures are depicted in full-length standing positions on the ground. In the center, two individuals are gesturing with their hands - one extending a hand towards the sky, while the other seems to be placing a hand on the first person's shoulder. These individuals have beards and are wearing long robes that drape to their feet, with their hair appearing wavy or curly. Three other people are surrounding these central figures, also wearing long robes and having varying hairstyles including short and curly. Above the group, in the clouds, there is a figure with a beard and long hair, holding one hand up and the other open. The foreground shows a rocky terrain, with a mountain landscape visible in the distant background, along with a few small buildings nestled at the mountain's base. Depth is created by the shading and natural features in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2724

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passavant, no. 56, 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

1860

  • Passavant, Johann David. Le peintre-graveur, contenant l'histoire de la gravure sur bois, sur metalet au buring jusque vers la fin du XVI siecle .... 6 vols. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel, 1860-1864.

Wikidata ID

Q64953743

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