Miracle at Seefeld

1484

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a religious scene in a church. The image features an altar setting with ornate columns and detailed architectural elements. Elements such as figures robed in religious vestments and others in colorful garments suggest figures participating in a ceremonial act. The painting includes a checkerboard floor and textile patterns. The church's interior is enhanced by banners, stained glass windows, and a gothic altar. The painting reflects stylistic elements reminiscent of the medieval or Gothic artistic tradition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in red, blue, yellow, purple, brown, gray, and lavender

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.643

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1943

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna; (Gilhofer and Ranschburg, Luzern, Cat. 10 (1927), no. 12 and Cat. 20 (1929), no. 10); (Charles Sessler [1854-1935], Philadelphia); purchased 5 December 1929 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760b and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 277, 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.

Wikidata ID

Q64953131

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