The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

c. 1450

Master E.S.

Associated Names
Master E.S.

Artist, German, active c. 1450 - active 1467

There are three figures in the image. Two individuals are in an outdoor setting surrounded by grass. The central figure is kneeling with their hands together in front of them. They have long hair and are wearing a robe. To the left, a standing figure holds a sword and rests a hand on the kneeling person's head. The standing figure has long hair, a beard, and wears a robe. Above them, a winged figure holds a cloth. On the right, there is a stone tower with narrow windows and decorative roofing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.8 x 10.4 cm (5 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
    overall: 13.9 x 10.5 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.27.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 2, p.232, no. 162

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ernst Peter Otto [1724-1799], Leipzig; (sale, R. Weigel, September 29, 1851, no. 3); Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 17 April 1950); (Richard Zinser, April 1950); (sale, Klipstein & Kornfeld, Bern, June 7, 1961, no. 150); (N. G. Stogdon, New York, 1999); purchased by NGA , 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1956

  • Prints, 1400 - 1800, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1956 - 1957, cat. no. 22, pl. 3.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und Kritischer Katalog des Deutschen Niederländischen, und Französischen Kupferstichs im 15.Jahrhunderts. Vienna, 1910: 2:233.

1998

  • Stogdon, Nicholas. Early Northern Engravings: Catalogue XI. England, 1998: no. 3.

Wikidata ID

Q75421923

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