Saint Bartholomew

1523

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The image shows a man standing upright, facing forward with his head slightly turned to his left. He has distinct facial features, including a curly beard and curly hair, giving him an aged appearance. He is wearing a long robe with intricate design details. In his right hand, he holds a large, curved sword, and in his left arm, he cradles a closed book. Behind him is a large tree trunk, near which there is a small rectangular panel with the year "1523" inscribed on it along with an artistic monogram. The ground is textured, and the background has a light texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of John Ellerton Lodge

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 × 7.4 cm (4 3/4 × 2 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 13 × 8.4 cm (5 1/8 × 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.18.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 45

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of John Ellerton Lodge; gift to NGA (Lugt 1932d), 1964.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 1: no. 96

Inscriptions

in plate, lower left, on tablet: 1523 / AD [artist's monogram]; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: B.47; verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B-22760 [upside down]

Markings

NGA stamp (not Rosenwald)

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q65506586

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