Friedrich Count of Schaumberg - Bishop of Salzburg

c. 1490

German 15th Century

Associated Names
The image shows the upper half of a figure dressed in ornate religious attire. The person is seated behind a large heraldic shield featuring a black lion on a yellow background on the left and red stripes on the right. The individual is holding an open book in their left hand and a decorative crosier in their right hand. They are wearing a mitre adorned with red and yellow patterns on their head. Their hair is gray and appears to be styled in short curls on the sides. The face is shown with mature, slightly wrinkled features. Their clothing includes a richly patterned blue robe with a red vestment adorned with a large jeweled medallion at the center. The background is simple, featuring grass and small plants at the bottom, with a gradient sky above.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.660

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber Manuel, no. 4755


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Selected 15th Century Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1965, no. 30.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 47.

Bibliography

1911

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm. Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois et sur metal au XVe siecle. 5 vols.Berlin and Leipzig, 1891-1910.

Wikidata ID

Q64953174

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