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The Dance of Saint Mary Magdalene

1519

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names

Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

This is a drawing of an outdoor scene with various figures in a landscape. The image shows multiple figures in a pastoral setting with trees and rocky terrain. The drawing includes different activities such as a couple embracing, musicians playing instruments, and others standing or sitting. The background features a mountainous landscape with trees and distant figures. The detailed rendering and clothing suggest historical influences.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29.2 × 39.8 cm (11 1/2 × 15 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.5627
Catalogue Raisonné

New Hollstein, no. 122, State i(b)/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

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. 43.

1966

Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 87.

1988

Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

2007

Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450 - 1700, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007

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

1993

The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-

Wikidata ID

Q65023348

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