Saint John the Evangelist

c. 1460

Master of the Dutuit Mount of Olives after Master of St. Erasmus

Associated Names
Master of the Dutuit Mount of Olives

Artist, German, active c. 1450/1470

Master of St. Erasmus

Artist After, German, active c. 1450/1470

The image depicts a person standing upright. This individual is shown from head to toe, with their body slightly turned to the side and their head tilted. They have a peaceful expression, with smooth facial features and chin-length, wavy hair. The person is wearing a blue robe with a red cloak on their shoulders, and there is a golden halo around their head. They are holding a golden chalice in their left hand, from which a small dragon or snake is emerging. The background has a floral pattern in green on a beige backdrop, with a red border. The surrounding card or paper is decorated with stylized tendrils and leaves in blue and black along the edges.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (printed borderlines): 6 × 4.1 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 7.3 × 6.5 cm (2 7/8 × 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5784

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 3, p.273, no. 82, State (Master of St. Erasmus)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale 10, Gilhofer and Ranschburg, Lucerne, 1927, no. 197); (sale 14, Gilhofer and Ranschburg, Lucerne, 1928, no. 174); (sale 22, Gilhofer and Ranschburg, Lucerne, 1930, no. 221); (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1940; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1964

  • Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1964, no catalogue.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 26, repro.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 26.

Inscriptions

none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65023876

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