Four Evangelists in a Scriptorium

1539

Master I.K.

Associated Names
Master I.K.

Artist, German, active second quarter 16th century

This is a drawing of an interior scene with multiple animals and ornate architectural features. The composition presents an architectural setting, likely of a grand hall or library, characterized by high archways, detailed columns, and decorative ceilings with wooden beams. The setting includes intricately designed windows which illuminate the interior subtly. Within this space, seated figures are engaged in activities such as reading or writing on large lecterns. Among the architectural elements, various animals are present, including a cow and a rooster. This artwork's style bears resemblance to the works of Albrecht Dürer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.3 x 38.1 cm (10 3/4 x 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.41.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paignon Dijonval (sale, Paris, 1810, no. 51 [according to Thieme-Becker]); (L'Art ancien S.A., Zurich, by 1956); William and Marianne Salloch (sale, Christie's, New York, 15 January 1992, no. 167); (via Hazlitt, Gooden, & Fox), NGA purchase in 1992.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1907

  • Vollmer, Hans. "Meister I I K." In Thieme-Becker. 37 vols. Leipzig, 1907-1950: 37(1950):420.

1956

  • Katalog 50: Handzeichnungen. L'Art Ancien S.A., Zurich, [1956]: no. 9.

Inscriptions

upper right in brown ink: 1539 / .IK.; lower center in brown ink: iiii / Bazen; lower center in brown ink: Jacques Kerver

Wikidata ID

Q64608087

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