Melchizedek with Bread and Wine

1547

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

This is a drawing of a group of figures interacting. The scene shows several figures engaged in an encounter. One figure on the left appears to wear a military or authoritative attire and gestures towards a central figure with a distinctive headdress resembling horns. Allied or opposing figures are positioned around them, some carrying objects indicating offerings or gifts, such as a platter with stacked items. The background presents a simple landscape with no detailed elements, focusing attention on the figures. A block of text in the lower portion appears to be in German script. The composition and details suggest it might relate to an event involving significant characters in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.99

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1971, no. 33


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • The Old Testament in Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, Notre Dame, IN, 1965.

Bibliography

1917

  • -- see Schwarz 1917 for full citation -- use 'Schwarz 1971' for Hirschvogel's "Konkordanz" prints only

Wikidata ID

Q65219742

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