The Visitation

1460/1480

Workshop of Master of the Aachen Madonna

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

Master of the Aachen Madonna

Related Artist, German, active c. 1460/1480

The image shows two figures standing close to each other. Both individuals have stylized facial features, including prominent eyes, noses, and lips, and are wearing long robes with intricate patterns. They are enveloped in halos and are holding each other's hand and arm. The background features a green area with stylized plants or trees and an earthy texture, framed by a dark border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut, hand-colored in green, red lake, and yellow

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 4.6 × 3.4 cm (1 13/16 × 1 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.691

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2189

  • Series Title

    Five Scenes from a Passion Series

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. 317, repro.

  • Selected 15th Century Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1965, no. 38b.

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

Q64962940

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