Saint George Standing, with Two Angels

1506

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Associated Names
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Artist, German, 1472 - 1553

This print shows a full-body depiction of a knight standing upright, facing the left. The knight has a solemn expression and curly, short hair. He is wearing a detailed suit of armor and is holding a large staff or banner near the left side of the print, while his other hand rests near his waist, on the hilt of a long sword. Two small cherubic figures stand on either side of him, one holding a large, plumed helmet, and the other appearing to hold another piece of armor. Behind the feet of the knight, on the ground, the face of a wolf-like animal is partially visible. The ground is rocky, and the background features a landscape with a castle on a hill in the top right corner. Small people, including another knight, roam around the trees and other small buildings scattered across the rolling hills. The sky is clear, and two symbols that look like crests or coats of arms float on either side of the knight's head, which is surrounded by an ornate halo.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2856

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 83


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 348); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1946

  • Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Cayuga Museum of History and Art, Auburn, NY, 1946, no cat.

1962

  • The Saints in Prints & Illuminations from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, The Art Gallery of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1962-1963, no. 27.

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

Q64960022

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