The Mass of Saint Gregory

1470/1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting featuring an angel, a monk, and a figure in a window. The angel is holding a rope connected to the monk who is kneeling at an altar with a chalice. Beside the monk, inside a frame or window, there is a figure with visible wounds on their chest. Below the altar, there are two nude figures in flames. The composition includes strong lines and bold colors like red, green, and yellow. The style is reminiscent of early woodcut prints used in religious texts.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in green, red lake, tan, and yellow

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.614

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1487

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Weigel & Zestermann; (Ludwig Rosenthal, Munich, Cat.90, no. 94); Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] purchased 19 August 1939 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760c and L1932d); 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. 150, 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. 150.

Wikidata ID

Q64953072

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