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Saint Bartholomew, ca. 1440 – 1460

From the "Apostles" series

Blatt: 163 x 82 mm
Darstellung: 146 x 72 mm

Physical Description: Engraving, drypoint

Inventory Number: 33626

Object Number: 33626 D

Acquisition: Acquired in 1855 as a gift from Johann David Passavant

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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About the Work

The two extremely rare engravings of the Apostles Philipp and Bartholomew (33625) are from an apostle series possibly produced as early as the 1440s and only partially extant today. The engraver went about his work in the manner of a pen drawing, with deep contours and scratched-in clusters of lines for the shadows serving to model the shapes. He characterized his apostles with eloquent, lifelike details, for example Bartholomew’s well-worn shoes.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Saint Bartholomew
From the "Apostles" series

Engraver

Master of John the Baptist

Period Produced

15th century

Object Type

art print

Physical Description: Engraving, drypoint

Material

Vergé paper

Technique

Geographic Reference

German

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Nicht bezeichnet

Captions Added Later: Verso bezeichnet (Feder in Braun): 878 [?]
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

Lehrs I.269.6
Passavant II.90.42d

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 1855 as a gift from Johann David Passavant

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

Bartholomew (apostle)

Iconclass

Primary

11H(BARTHOLOMEW) the apostle Bartholomew; possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff
31D14 adult man
31A231 standing figure