White Eagle and Crown of Poland

c. 1450

Polish 15th Century

Associated Names
Polish 15th Century

Artist

The image displays swirling lines, shapes, and patterns. A large crown-like shape is at the top with eye-like elements below it. Curving lines, leaf-like forms, and floral motifs are present throughout, resembling blooming flowers. Vase-like and urn-like forms cradle bouquets in the lower section, surrounded by a border of small floral designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on gray laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 38.5 × 31.1 cm (15 3/16 × 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 2029, State m

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 285, 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.

Inscriptions

none

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q65218927

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