Aines armen man khind fiel ...

c. 1503

Master of the Miracles of Mariazell

Associated Names
Master of the Miracles of Mariazell

Artist, German, active early 16th century

The drawing depicts a scene with a well, a church, and celestial figures in the sky. The detailed line work shows a figure holding another figure next to the well. Two crowned figures are seen in the swirling clouds above. The architecture includes a large church with pointed rooftops, a smaller structure, and an archway. The sky is filled with swirling clouds. A well with a chain-suspended bucket is shown, and there is a sense of action in the figures' body language. The drawing suggests themes of divine intervention and reverence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.4 × 17.9 cm (10 3/8 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1238

  • 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

Inscriptions

Lettered LC: Aines armen man khind fiel yn ainen tieffen Prun/ darin uber nacht ge-legen. Do verheiss er es zw unser frauwen gen Zell/ es war lebendig oder tödt/ und als er Mariam mit grosser ann-dacht anrueffet/ ward es lebendig und prachts gen Zell.

Wikidata ID

Q65511259

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