Saint Hugo of Lincoln (or Saint Hugo of Avalon)

probably 1460/1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This print shows a person standing upright, facing the left. The person is wearing long robes and has a tall, pointed hat on their head, and they are holding a tall staff. Their facial features are slightly faded and hard to distinguish, but they have a halo around their head. On the ground near their feet, by the bottom-left corner, there appears to be a swan-like bird with a curved neck. On the right, there is a shield with an emblem floating in the air. The background shows small flowers on the ground and wavy lines in the sky suggesting clouds. At the bottom of the print, there is a faded inscription.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.575

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1502, State p

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased 16 January 1940 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • French Woodcuts, Engravings and Books of the 15th and Early 16th Centuries, The Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1955.

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 183, repro.

1968

  • The Golden Age of the Woodcut: 1450-1550, Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1968, no. 2, 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. 183.

Wikidata ID

Q64953019

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