Joseph and the Christ Child

c. 1500

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image shows two figures standing next to each other. The figure on the right is an older man holding the left hand of the other figure. He has distinct facial features with a prominent nose, gray wavy hair, and a beard. He is wearing a red robe and green mantle, and sandals. In his right hand, he holds a spherical object. The figure on the left is a young child with slightly upturned facial features and short, light hair. The child is dressed in a simple gown and both figures have golden halos. The background is grassy with small plants, and there is a red border. Above the figures is a red banner with the text "Hus," against a clear sky.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving, hand-colored in red and green

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (diameter): 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.746

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [d. 1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles;[1] purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1938; gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For more information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Papers, Box 9; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Recollections of a Collector, Jenkintown, Pa, 1976, pp. 14-18, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 256, repro.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 256.

Inscriptions

upper left, in red: ihus

Wikidata ID

Q64953311

You may be interested in

Loading Results