Hester, Judith and Jael

1516

Hans Burgkmair I

Associated Names
Hans Burgkmair I

Artist, German, 1473 - 1531

This is a drawing featuring three figures dressed in elaborate garments and armor. The central figure holds a sword and a severed head. Each figure is wearing intricate clothing with detailed patterns. They are standing closely together in a semi-circle, facing one another. The top of the drawing displays the names "Hester," "Judith," and "Jael," while the artist's initials "H.B." are inscribed at the bottom. The backdrop is minimalistic, emphasizing the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 19 x 13.1 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 21 x 13.8 cm (8 1/4 x 5 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.8.51

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 250

  • Series Title

    Heroes and Heroines

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Count Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg [1805-1865], Klein-Oels, Silésie (Lugt 2669), and by descent to his heirs; (sale 176, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 2-3 May 1932, no. 308); Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1944.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 1, repro.

2012

  • Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475-1540, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2012-2014, no. 43.

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

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.1.

Wikidata ID

Q65020610

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