Ein man wardt auff ain Rad ...

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 man being tortured on a wheel with other figures observing or lamenting. The scene shows a man bound to a wheel at the center, tilted diagonally. Surrounding the wheel are architectural elements like ornate railings and columns, and a figure in the clouds is present. Carved ornamental details are visible throughout the structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.4 × 17.8 cm (10 3/8 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1244

  • 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: Ein man wardt auff ain Rad gelegt. Mariam zw Zell rüfft er an/ do viel er von dem Rad und wardt gen Zell gepracht. Und alspald er das gätter bey dem mittern Altar begraiff/ warden ym all sein payn ganntz.

Wikidata ID

Q65511265

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