Saint Francis and Saint Clara

1450/1470

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image depicts two standing figures shown half-body from their heads to below their knees. Both figures have halos around their heads. The figure on the left has short hair with a crown-like trim and is standing with his right hand raised, while the figure on the right holds a golden object. Both figures have serene facial expressions and their eyes are closed. The background consists of a gold-bordered, pinkish-red wall and green floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in rose, red, gray, black, yellow, and gold

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.608

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1432, State n

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; 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. 119, 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. 119.

Wikidata ID

Q64953063

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