Solomon Worshipping False Gods

1501

Master MZ

Associated Names
Master MZ

Artist, German, active c. 1500

The image shows two figures inside a softly lit, narrow, arched-roof room with large windows. Both individuals are presented in full view, with the female figure standing and the male figure kneeling. The woman has her hair styled elegantly with a braided knot on top of her head and adorned with a decorative band. She wears a long, flowing gown with layered sleeves and a fitted bodice. Her facial features are delicately etched, capturing a serene expression. The man, seen from the back, has short curly hair and wears a similar long garment. He appears to be in a posture of supplication, with hands clasped in prayer. The woman is pointing towards a small sculpture on a pedestal beside a window, which depicts a nude male figure with one hand raised. Through the windows, a scenic view of a landscape with distant towers, trees, and a river can be observed. The room is simply furnished with wooden walls and an austere floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 18.5 x 15.7 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.4.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 8, p.347, no. 1, State only


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rudolf Gutmann [1880-1966, L2770], Vienna;[1] (Christian M. Nebehay, Vienna); sold to (William H. Schab Gallery, New York); sold 17 January 1949 to Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift 1949 to NGA.
[1]This print is inventory no. 799 of the Rudolf Gutmann collection confiscated by the Nazis in Austria in 1938. The collection was stored at the Zentraldepot in Vienna and transferred to the salt mine at Alt Aussee. The print was restituted to the Viennese dealer Christian Nebehay acting on Gutmann’s behalf in August 1947 (Restitution decision in Zl. 4716/47; export license in Zl 4694/47 dated 11 August 1947, all Bundesdenkmalamt, Vienna, copies in NGA curatorial files).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 99, 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.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.99.

Wikidata ID

Q65081195

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