Gloriosorum christi confessorum Uldarici & Symperti

1516

Leonhard Beck and Berno of Reichenau

Associated Names
Leonhard Beck

Artist, German, c. 1480 - 1542

Berno of Reichenau

Artist, German

This is a drawing of an architectural structure, likely a church or cathedral. The drawing features a detailed depiction of a large, Gothic-style building with multiple spires, pointed arches, and tall windows. The building is adorned with intricate decorative elements characteristic of Gothic architecture, including flying buttresses and finials. The structure's roof is steeply pitched, and the drawing captures various angles and aspects of the design. The text beside the building appears to be Latin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with six woodcut illustrations

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    page size: 19.1 x 14.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)
    overall size (volume closed): 19.6 x 15.8 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.57.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fürstenberg Library, Donaueschingen (not in Lugt; see Lugt 995); (Bernard Shapero, London); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475-1540, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C, 2012, no. 2, repro. fig. 2 (only shown at NGA venue).

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

2000

  • Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books, A Collection of Books from the Fürstenberg Library at Donaueshingen, 16th - 19th Century, London, no. 6.

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