Madonna in a Rosary with Saints

c. 1500

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a religious scene with various figures, surrounded by a wreath of flowers. The painting depicts a wreath of flowers encircling a central group, with figures holding objects or wearing crowns. Each figure is adorned with a halo. Above and below the central circle are additional figures on clouds, holding items like a crucifix and a palm. The scene includes details such as a face or mask at the bottom center. The composition is symmetrical, with balanced elements surrounding the central group.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in red, ochre, green, gray, and tan

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.554

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1012, State b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ludwig Rosenthal, Munich, Cat. 90 (1892) no. 96); Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] purchased 19 August 1939 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760c and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 157, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965: no. 157.

1998

  • Olson, Roberta J. M. "The Rosary and Its Iconography, Part I: Background for Devotional Tondi," Arte Cristiana LXXXVI (July-August 1998): 272, fig. 5.

Wikidata ID

Q64952991

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