Christ and His Disciples I

German 16th Century after Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

Martin Schongauer

Artist After, German, c. 1450 - 1491

Three men are depicted in arched niches with intricate patterns and floral motifs. Each man has a beard and a halo-like circle behind their head. The man on the left holds a book and a key, the central figure holds a staff and an object resembling a palette, and the figure on the right is reading from a large book. Above their heads are medallions of profile faces, and angelic figures flank each niche.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.94

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 41

  • Series Title

    Christ and His Disciples

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1930

  • Etchings by Martin Schongauer from the Lessing Rosenwald Collection, The Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1930.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

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

Wikidata ID

Q64952874

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