Page from "Canticum Canticorum": 2nd Edition

in or after 1465

Netherlandish 15th Century

Associated Names
Netherlandish 15th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of an interior scene featuring several figures and ornate text. The central figure appears to be a regal or sacred character standing in a room with a checkered floor. To the left, two figures are kneeling. To the right, two standing figures appear to be carrying objects. The walls of the room contain intricate decorations, including circular patterns and what could be windows or lattices. Above the figures, flowing ribbons of text wind through the composition. The style of the drawing includes flat, linear depictions with a focus on contour lines and minimal shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut (block book page) on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.9 × 18.6 cm (5 1/16 × 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.717

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber Manuel, Vol. IV, p., no. 157, State ed. Xh

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

  • The Fable of the Sick Lion: A Fifteenth-Century Blockbook, Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1974, no. 6.

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

Q64953235

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