Rhetoric

Georg Pencz

Associated Names
Georg Pencz

Artist, German, c. 1500 - 1550

The image shows a full-body view of a seated woman on a block or low wall. Her upper body is leaning slightly forward with her left hand on her knee and her right hand hanging by her side. She has delicate facial features, neatly arranged hair, and is dressed in a draped garment with a cinched waistband and exposed shoulders. To her left on a platform, there is a cherubic figure with wings reading a book, with another book on the surface. The setting includes a column and a window opening in the background. The top left corner is inscribed with "RHETORICA" and an ornate "P G" above it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6714

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 84, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

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

Q65020044

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