Saint Bruno

probably 1460/1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a full-body depiction of a person standing upright. The individual is positioned facing forward and is adorned with a halo of rays around the head. The person has simple facial features, distinguished mainly by prominent eyes and a small mouth. They have no visible hair as the halo encircles their head closely. The attire consists of a long, flowing robe with distinct folds down the front, covering the person’s entire figure. In their right hand, they hold an object resembling a palm or branch, and a scroll extends from their left hand, with writing on it. Next to the figure, there is a coat of arms on the right and a closed book with a latch on the left. The background is plain but enclosed within a decorative border that outlines the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.576

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 1314, State s


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 21.

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. 182, 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. 182.

Wikidata ID

Q64953020

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