Arms of Rohrbach and Holzhausen

c. 1480/1490

Master bg

Associated Names
Master bg

Artist, German, active c. 1470/1490

This drawing depicts an ornate coat of arms. It includes a central figure of a crowned helmet with elaborate scrolling leaf motifs. Flanking the helmet are two shields. The left shield features a looped object, while the right shield displays two stylized floral emblems. Intricate vine patterns fill the background, enhancing the heraldic theme. The composition is symmetrical, emphasizing the grandeur and formality of heraldic art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 9.6 × 9.4 cm (3 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 7, p.212, no. 40, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Maltzan Collection, Militisch; (Heinrich Eisemann, London); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1952; gift to NGA, 1952.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 140, 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. 140.

Wikidata ID

Q65362434

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