Christ and the Apostles and the Holy Women

Urs Graf I

Associated Names
Urs Graf I

Artist, Swiss, c. 1485 - 1527/1529

This is a drawing of a group of figures set against a background of landscapes and a castle. The drawing depicts robed individuals. In the background, a hilly landscape unfolds with trees and rivers, leading towards a castle with circular towers. The details capture the texture of the foliage, the robes, and the architectural elements, suggesting an atmosphere of storytelling and medieval undertones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.241

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Prints and drawings of the Danube School; an exhibition of South German and Austrian graphic art of 1500 to 1560, Yale University Art Gallery, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969-1970, no. 118, repro.

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

Q65367591

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