Saints Nicholas, Ulrich, and Erasmus

c. 1508

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The image shows three people in long ceremonial robes standing close together. They are holding large staffs and wearing elaborate miters on their heads. The central person holds a book while the person on the left also holds a book or a similar object. Their facial features are detailed, with distinct expressions and beards visible on the left and right individuals. The clothing has intricate patterns, emphasizing the robes and miters. In the background, there is a large column and arched architectural elements, with several birds visible in the sky on the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 21.4 × 14.4 cm (8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.24.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 233

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd.); purchased by NGA, 1981.

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: no. 233.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 141.

Inscriptions

in block, bottom right, on tablet: AD [artist's monogram]; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: C 17763; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: 20 [encircled]; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: B. 118; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: 57; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: [illegible] 3 Proofs [?]; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: 4; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: 53; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: [nr?] 1524; verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: SCO [?]

Watermarks

unidentified: two teardrop-like forms inside circle

Wikidata ID

Q74036510

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