Pietà

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

CMA_.2002.4

amicoid

CMA_.2002.4

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2003

aly

2003

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Prints

oty

Prints

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Southern Germany, Swabia, 15th century

crc

Southern Germany, Swabia, 15th century

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Southern Germany, Swabia, 15th century

crt

Southern Germany, Swabia, 15th century

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Pietà

otn

Pietà

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

ott

Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

rid

Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

c. 1435-1450

oct

c. 1435-1450

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1435

ocs

1435

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1450

oce

1450

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

woodcut, colored by hand

omd

woodcut, colored by hand

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Print

clt

Print

Classification Term

false

Style or Period:

Southern Germany, Swabia, 15th century

std

Southern Germany, Swabia, 15th century

Style or Period

false

Dimensions:

Sheet: 38.7cm x 28.8cm

met

Sheet: 38.7cm x 28.8cm

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

oon

The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

oop

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

2002.4

ooa

2002.4

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Severance Millikin Trust

ooc

Severance Millikin Trust

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html

orl

<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Provenance:

[Sotheby's, London, June 27th, 1988, lot 65]; [N.G. Stogdon, London, German and Netherlandish Woodcuts of the 15th and 16th Centuries, 1991, cat. no 1]; Idemitsu Corporation Museum, Tokyo; [Christie's, London, July 3, 2001, lot 31], bought by N.G. Stogdon and Bob Light

opo

[Sotheby's, London, June 27th, 1988, lot 65]; [N.G. Stogdon, London, German and Netherlandish Woodcuts of the 15th and 16th Centuries, 1991, cat. no 1]; Idemitsu Corporation Museum, Tokyo; [Christie's, London, July 3, 2001, lot 31], bought by N.G. Stogdon and Bob Light

Provenance

false

Context:

Although playing cards were also produced, the great majority of 15th-century woodcuts depicted religious subjects. Narratives about Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints were pictured for the spiritual enlightenment of a mostly illiterate public. These simple, direct images, sold at pilgrimage sites and fairs, were pasted onto altarpieces and walls to be used for personal devotion. Since they were invested with near magical powers, woodcuts were also sewn into clothing and placed in books and other personal objects to protect against sickness, famine, and war.The color and style of the Pietà indicate it was probably produced during the mid-1400s in southern Germany and inspired by sculptural prototypes-polychromed wood and stone pietàs, known as Vesperbilder, were common in Germany at the time (see an example in Gallery 214). The Pietà's large size, fresh color, and relatively fine state of preservation make it exceedingly rare; there are only about twenty northern single sheet (single image) woodcuts extant. Perhaps these large images had a more public function, so few have survived.

cxd

Although playing cards were also produced, the great majority of 15th-century woodcuts depicted religious subjects. Narratives about Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints were pictured for the spiritual enlightenment of a mostly illiterate public. These simple, direct images, sold at pilgrimage sites and fairs, were pasted onto altarpieces and walls to be used for personal devotion. Since they were invested with near magical powers, woodcuts were also sewn into clothing and placed in books and other personal objects to protect against sickness, famine, and war.The color and style of the Pietà indicate it was probably produced during the mid-1400s in southern Germany and inspired by sculptural prototypes-polychromed wood and stone pietàs, known as Vesperbilder, were common in Germany at the time (see an example in Gallery 214). The Pietà's large size, fresh color, and relatively fine state of preservation make it exceedingly rare; there are only about twenty northern single sheet (single image) woodcuts extant. Perhaps these large images had a more public function, so few have survived.

Context

false

Log In Thumbnail Count 50 100 250 Thumbnail Size Small Medium Large Theme Dark White More Settings	Select the category to search in All - Search Catalog Data Catalog Data & text in Documents Search By Date Range Advanced Search
COLLECTIONS All Collections The AMICA Library EXPLORE Browse All Media Groups Presentations External Media Search Browse Facets Workspace CREATE Media Groups Presentations SHARE EMBED PRINT HELP

MEDIA INFORMATION

Pietà