The Conversion of Saint Paul

1508

Hans Baldung Grien

Associated Names
Hans Baldung Grien

Artist, German, 1484/1485 - 1545

The image shows a man falling from a horse against a background of a cityscape, hills, and clouds with divine figures. The artwork is done in a woodcut style with fine lines and detailed etching. The man looks surprised, the horse is rearing, and a town with figures and buildings is visible in the distance. The color palette is monochrome, rendered in shades of sepia.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 126

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1968

  • Good and Bad Angels, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, IN, 1968, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65226910

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