The Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalene

1506

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Associated Names
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Artist, German, 1472 - 1553

This is a drawing of celestial figures above a landscape. The drawing is detailed and features intricate lines and shading. The composition includes a central ascending figure surrounded by smaller winged figures. In the background, there are buildings, trees, and rolling hills. The artwork includes heraldic symbols in the top corners. The figures have classical features and flowing drapery reminiscent of Renaissance art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.5 x 15.2 cm (10 1/16 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2853

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 94

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1953

  • Flight, Fantasy, Faith, Fact: A Loan Exhibition Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of Powered Flight, Dayton Art Institute, OH, 1953-1954, no. 101.

1968

  • Good and Bad Angels, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, IN, 1968, no catalogue.

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

Wikidata ID

Q64960020

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