Saint Ottilia

c. 1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of a scene with a saint and an angel. The figure traditionally associated with a saint is dressed in dark robes, their head wrapped in a veil, and hands clasped in a gesture of prayer or reverence. Beside this figure is an angel carrying a chalice or container, with wings in subtle shades of white and grey. The background features large foliage and a building, creating a serene and spiritual setting. The color palette includes reds, greens, and blues, enhancing the sacred nature of the scene. The illustrative style with bold outlines and use of color suggests an early print-making technique, reminiscent of late medieval or early Renaissance artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in brown, hand-colored in black, green, red, yellow, blue, gold, and orange with tarnished silver leaf on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.864

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. *, no. 1647, State c

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Weiss & Co., Munich); Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; 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).

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Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 240, 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

Q64953512

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