Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene

c. 1480/1490

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

The image shows two figures engaged in interaction. One figure is kneeling, partially turned towards the figure standing on the right. The kneeling figure has long curly hair covered by a veil or hood, and is dressed in a gown with medieval-style folds. She reaches out with one hand towards an object resembling a container. The standing figure has long, wavy hair and a beard, and is draped in a cloak. He holds a staff with a cross in one hand and gestures with the other. The background features rolling hills, scattered trees, and a wattle fence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 16 x 15.8 cm (6 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.65

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 15, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heinrich Anton Cornill-d'Orville [1790-1875], Frankfurt (Lugt 529); Atherton Curtis [1863-1943], Paris (Lugt 94); (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1959; gift to NGA, 1961.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1964

  • Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1964, no catalogue.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 77, repro.

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 55, repro.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

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 Hertzberger.

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. 77.

1990

  • Russell 1990, no. 55.

Wikidata ID

Q65511200

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