Saint Stephen

Israhel van Meckenem

Associated Names
Israhel van Meckenem

Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503

The image displays a person standing upright. The individual is facing forward with a neutral expression, looking slightly downwards. They have curly hair and a smooth complexion. The person is wearing a detailed, long robe and holding a book in one hand and a leaf or branch in the other. The background is a plain, textured surface with scattered rocks. An artist's signature, "I. M," is present below the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.145

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.307, no. 382, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

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

Q64958406

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