Print Description
Medium: Woodcut on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 12.6 x 17.2 cm (4.96 x 6.77 inch). Image size: 12.6 x 17.2 cm. (4.96 x 6.77 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Minor toning; wide margins; very good impression; light handling signs. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SAINT SEBALD, HANS SPRINGINKLEE, GERMAN RENAISSANCE, NUREMBERG, DURER SCHOOL, WOODCUT, EARLY 16TH CENTURY, RELIGIOUS PRINT | EXPO-GERMAN
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Used in Book: ‘Die hystori des lebens: sterbens vnd wunderwerck des heyligen Peichtigers Sant Sebalds’, Nuremberg, 1514, printed by Hieronymus Holtzel. Printed on the rear of the title page. This plate however has no rear text, and traces of binding, pointing to an individual publication.
Reference: Paisey 2002 (196); Schoch III.A.42; New Hollstein German 136; Bartsch VII.179.app.19; Dodgson I.357.23.
Biography engraver: Hans Springinklee (c. 1490?c. 1540), German painter, draughtsman and prolific woodcut designer, active in Nuremberg. A pupil of Albrecht Durer, he is known for his contributions to illustrated books printed by Hieronymus Holtzel and Anton Koberger, specializing in biblical, hagiographic and historical subjects.
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