Saint Ottilia

c. 1475/1480

Israhel van Meckenem

Associated Names
Israhel van Meckenem

Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503

This is a drawing of a religious scene within a gothic interior. The image features an angel and a woman kneeling in prayer, with an infant-like crowned figure emerging from a small architectural structure or box. The interior showcases gothic architectural elements, including ribbed arches and a tiled floor. There is symmetry and space, with a crucifixion scene visible through one of the windows. The lines and shading create depth and texture, making the figures and architectural elements stand out vividly.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.149

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.326, no. 411, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1930; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 179, repro.

1971

  • Renaissance Prints, University of Rhode Island Art Gallery, Kingston, RI, 1971.

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. 179.

Watermarks

running dog with flower (Briquet 3629)

Wikidata ID

Q64958413

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