Saint Willibaldus

1516/1518

Leonhard Beck

Associated Names
Leonhard Beck

Artist, German, c. 1480 - 1542

This is a drawing of a large, robed figure with a halo and a bishop's mitre in a forest with buildings in the background. The figure holds a staff and stands with an arm outstretched and a kneeling person with an axe. The background shows detailed architecture and a shield with a decorative pattern. The scene is rendered in a highly detailed, woodcut style with fine lines and crosshatching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.318

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 120

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William H. Schab; purchased in 1959 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

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

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Leonhard Beck, Guido Messling, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 120.

Wikidata ID

Q65511014

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