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Saint Peter

c. 1490/1503

Israhel van Meckenem

Associated Names

Israhel van Meckenem

Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503

The image shows an elderly man standing in an arched alcove. He is holding a large key in his right hand and gripping his cloak with his left hand. The man has a round face, a flowing beard, and shoulder-length hair. He stands upright with a calm expression. He wears a draped robe that reaches his feet, creating voluminous folds. A circular halo surrounds his head. The alcove is shaded for depth, with a plain background. Inscribed initials are visible below his feet.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.130
Catalogue Raisonné

Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.240, no. 282, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate, Lugt 5g); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979]; gift to NGA, 1943.

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Exhibition History

1967

Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 230, repro.

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

1967

Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 230.

Wikidata ID

Q64958371

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