Exhortation Against Avarice

c. 1470/1475

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of a medieval manuscript page. The image features a single, densely written page of text in an old script with decorative elements. The text is bordered on three sides by a simple red and black frame. In the upper-left corner, the text begins with a large, ornate initial letter, intricately designed with vivid colors of green, red, and gold. The texture of the paper is visible, with an aged, yellowish tone punctuated by signs of wear, particularly at the edges. The manuscript's calligraphy is uniform and well-preserved. The layout suggests it could be part of a religious or philosophical text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut with hand coloring on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.4 × 17.7 cm (8 13/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.862

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber Manuel, Vol. IV, p., no. 307, State ed. VIIa

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1964

  • Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1964, no catalogue.

1971

  • A Selection of Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Book Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971, no. 7.

1974

  • The Fable of the Sick Lion: A Fifteenth-Century Blockbook, Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1974, no. 8A.

Bibliography

1911

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm. Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois et sur metal au XVe siecle. 5 vols.Berlin and Leipzig, 1891-1910.

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64953509

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