Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Wilderness

c. 1504

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of two robed figures seated at a wooden table within a forested landscape. The style is detailed with intricate line work. The setting includes tall trees with rich foliage in the background. The figures are engaged with each other at the table, with a cross and a jug present. The environment includes mountains in the backdrop, as well as a detailed bird and deer in the forest. Fine lines are used to depict texture and shading in the outdoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 21.2 × 14.2 cm (8 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3596

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 221

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d), 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

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. 221.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 136.

Inscriptions

in block, bottom right: AD [artist's monogram]; verso, center, in graphite by a later hand: 56 [upside down] [erased]; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: B 107 / C 14574; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: 138

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q18339655

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