The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

c. 1480/1490

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a scene with two figures. One figure is holding a sword above the other figure who is kneeling with clasped hands. The setting appears to be in a medieval style, possibly depicting a mythological or historical context. The upper figure wears a red hat and blue robe, while the kneeling figure wears a red gown with a halo-like circle above their head. In the background, there is a tower-like structure, rolling green fields, and a blue sky. The painting is framed with an orange border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in lt. brown, hand-colored in red lake, green, blue, yellow, rose, gold, and orange

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.587

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 1260, State e

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anton W.M. Mensing; Sotheby's, December 16, 1936, lot 228.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 83, 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. 83.

Wikidata ID

Q64953033

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