Saint Sophia

c. 1480

Workshop of Master of the Aachen Madonna

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

Master of the Aachen Madonna

Related Artist, German, active c. 1460/1480

The image depicts two figures. One figure is a woman standing and holding a baby. The woman has long, golden hair and a serene expression. Both figures have halos around their heads. The woman is wearing a red garment. The baby is wrapped in cloth and nestled against her. In the background, there is a structure with a window showing another face with a halo. The ground is patterned green and the sky has turquoise accents. The image has a yellow and black border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut, hand-colored in red lake, green, and yellow

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.779

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2731

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 362, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965.

Wikidata ID

Q64962991

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