A Foolish Virgin

1475/1491

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

This image shows the upper half of a woman's body in a frontal pose. Her facial features include large eyes, a nose, and full lips. Her hair is styled with loose curls and an intricate headpiece. She is dressed in an intricately designed garment with a low neckline. In her hands, she holds a conical object. There is no visible jewelry on her. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 15 x 11.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.158

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 86, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Karl Eduard von Liphart [1808-1891], Dupart, Bonn, and Florence(Lugt 1687); (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1955; gift to NGA, 1958.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 4.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 105, repro.

1973

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1973, no. 25.

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.

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

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. 105.

Watermarks

Gothic P with flower (close to Lehrs 66, 68)

Wikidata ID

Q65362392

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