The Betrayal

15th century

Netherlandish 15th Century

Associated Names
Netherlandish 15th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of a scene with multiple figures gathered in what seems to be an event. The figures are depicted with detailed garments and facial expressions, holding weapons and torches, set against a rocky landscape. In the background, there are hills with trees and structures. The linework is intricate, emphasizing texture and creating depth within the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 28.3 × 21 cm (11 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.188

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 4, p.224, no. 18

  • Series Title

    Illustrations of the Passion [Lehrs IV.222.17-22]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Spencer Collection, Northwick Park; (Charles Stonehill, London); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1938; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Selected 15th Century Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1965, no. 52.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 259, 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.

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. 259.

Watermarks

Saint Catherine's wheel with three flowers (Briquet 13362)

Wikidata ID

Q64952879

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