Wife of Georg Pencz

After Georg Pencz

Associated Names
Georg Pencz

Artist, German, c. 1500 - 1550

The image displays a portrait of a person from the waist up. The individual has a stern facial expression, high cheekbones, a slightly furrowed brow, and deep-set eyes. Their hair is pulled back tightly and appears short or tucked under a covering. The person is wearing a garment with a high collar featuring ornate buttons or clasps and an overgarment draping over the shoulders. The background is a simple, textured pattern. There are horizontal lines encircling the portrait and some text inscribed at the top, with small initials or marks to the side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 12.3 x 8.4 cm (4 13/16 x 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6728

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. 31, p.268, undescribed, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 63.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 31.

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

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

Q65018780

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