The Apostle Simon Zelotes

c. 1460/1465

Master E.S.

Associated Names
Master E.S.

Artist, German, active c. 1450 - active 1467

The image depicts a person standing and facing slightly to the left. The individual holds a large saw in their left hand and grasps their clothing with the right hand. The person has distinct facial features with a prominent nose and a neutral expression. They have short hair covered by a hood or headdress indicating a halo. The clothing consists of a long robe with a cape draped over the shoulders, secured with buttons. There is no visible jewelry. The background is plain with a simple line indicating the floor beneath them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The Ahmanson Foundation and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.7 × 8.9 cm (5 13/16 × 3 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.73.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs 1910, no. 135 (as Judas Thaddäus)

  • Series Title

    Christ and the Twelve Apostles

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's London, 26 April 1979, no. 109); (August Laube, Zurich); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2022

  • The Renaissance in the North: New Prints and Perspectives, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2022.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und Kritischer Katalog des Deutschen, Niederländischen, und Französischen Kupferstichs im 15.Jahrhunderts. Vienna, 1910: no. 135

Inscriptions

none

Markings

none

Watermarks

IHS in a sunburst (L 12)

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