The Amorous Nun between the Abbot and the Monk

c. 1560

Hans Collaert the Elder

Associated Names
Hans Collaert the Elder

Artist, Netherlandish, 1530 - 1581

This is a drawing of a medieval interior scene. The image shows a room centered around a round table covered with a cloth, featuring various dishes displayed on top. In the foreground, a person is seated on a high-backed chair gesturing with a skewer. The table is laden with food including a loaf of bread, poultry, and other items. There are objects like pots and jugs scattered around the floor. 

To the left, there is a roaring fire in a hearth, with smoke curling upwards. Details such as a cat on the floor and a small dog beside the table are visible. On the right, another person is attending to someone sitting, draped in a cloak. In the background, individuals are engaged in conversation or music in a brightly lit space beyond a doorway lined with windows. The drawing depicts a scene filled with details of medieval living.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within image): 24.2 x 30.4 cm (9 1/2 x 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.87.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1147, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Susan Schulman, New York); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

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 Hertzberger.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Collaert Dynasty, Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesburg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 1147, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in image: HCF (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q76341887

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