Lot 371
South German School (15th century), Saint Wolfgang, circa 1460
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500
Description
South German School (15th century) Saint Wolfgang, woodcut with early hand-colouring, 140 x 110 mm., sheet laid onto support, with several areas of loss, some retouching and restoration visible, [circa 1460]
Provenance:
Artemis Fine Arts, London
⁂ Saint Wolfgang is shown holding his traditional attributes of an axe and a church, referring to the legend in which he threw an axe to determine where God wished him to construct the church that he had seen in his heart. The earliest representation of the Saint is said to be found in 'The Book of Gospels of St Emmeram, Regensurg', held in the library of the Wawel Royal Castle and dated ca. 1099-1101, but the most famous representation is in Michael Pacher's 'St. Wolfgang Altarpiece', made circa 1479-81, and still held in the Church of St. Wolfgang, St. Wolfgang, Austria.
Description
South German School (15th century) Saint Wolfgang, woodcut with early hand-colouring, 140 x 110 mm., sheet laid onto support, with several areas of loss, some retouching and restoration visible, [circa 1460]
Provenance:
Artemis Fine Arts, London
⁂ Saint Wolfgang is shown holding his traditional attributes of an axe and a church, referring to the legend in which he threw an axe to determine where God wished him to construct the church that he had seen in his heart. The earliest representation of the Saint is said to be found in 'The Book of Gospels of St Emmeram, Regensurg', held in the library of the Wawel Royal Castle and dated ca. 1099-1101, but the most famous representation is in Michael Pacher's 'St. Wolfgang Altarpiece', made circa 1479-81, and still held in the Church of St. Wolfgang, St. Wolfgang, Austria.
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