A Gothic Monstrance

c. 1480

Israhel van Meckenem after Master W with the Key

Associated Names
Israhel van Meckenem

Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503

Master W with the Key

Artist After, Flemish, active c. 1465/1485

This is a drawing of an ornate, intricately designed chalice or reliquary. The image depicts a highly detailed drawing of a structure with Gothic architectural design. The object stands on a wide base detailed with floral motifs, leading up to a series of columns, arches, and spires at the top. The drawing showcases craftsmanship and possibly religious or ceremonial significance, with symmetrical floral and filigree patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.168

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.440, no. 589, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Trivulzio Collection, Milan; (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. 180, 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. 180.

Watermarks

running dog with collar and flower (close to Briquet 3627, 3629)

Wikidata ID

Q64958511

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