Judas Returns the Thirty Pieces of Silver

1548

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

This is a drawing with two panels. The left panel shows two figures in robes having a discussion in front of a building. The right panel shows a man holding a bag walking away from a hanging figure near a tree. The drawing is detailed with line work, resembling early German Renaissance art like Albrecht Dürer. The composition tells a story set in a historical context with intricate environmental and architectural elements. Below the panels, there is text in a Gothic font providing narrative context.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.187

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1971, no. 72


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1917

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

Wikidata ID

Q65220977

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