Deathbed of a Nun

Lucas Kilian

Associated Names
Lucas Kilian

Artist, German, 1579 - 1637

The image shows a person lying down on a plush surface with draped fabric. The head is propped up on a pillow, and the person is looking upwards. They wear a hat, a large ruffled collar, a long gown, and delicate clasped hands. A small dog is near their feet. The background is draped fabric.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.3 × 34.1 cm (9 3/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 95, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1976: Vol. XVII, no. 95.

Wikidata ID

Q65080779

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