Khunig Ludwig ...

c. 1503

Master of the Miracles of Mariazell

Associated Names
Master of the Miracles of Mariazell

Artist, German, active early 16th century

This is a drawing of a knight on horseback engaged in battle in a forested landscape. The drawing depicts an armored knight sitting atop a horse, wielding a sword. The scene is filled with other figures, both standing and fallen, surrounded by detailed trees and foliage. The sky is depicted with billowing clouds, and armor and shields are scattered in the foreground. The composition features intricate line work characteristic of woodcut illustrations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.6 × 17.9 cm (10 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1231

  • Series Title

    The Miracles of Mariazell

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vienna; (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1959; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

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. 72, repro.

Inscriptions

Lettered LC: Khünig Ludwig in Ungern grob nott von den Türckhen led. Maria zw Zell rüfft Er an/ do Thuet Er mit.xx.tausent mannen/und Marie segen.lxxx.Tausent Türckhen niderlegen.

Wikidata ID

Q65511252

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