The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus

Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943. [1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, _Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts_, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus

French 15th Century

1480/1490

Accession Number

1943.3.603

Medium

woodcut, hand-colored in light purple, rose, gray-green, yellow, brown, and gray-blue

Dimensions

sheet: 28.5 × 21.2 cm (11 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection