Temptation through Vainglory

Master M. Z. after Master E. S.ca. 1500

Details

Title: Temptation through Vainglory
Creator: Master M. Z. after Master E. S.
Date Created: ca. 1500
Set or Series Title: The Art of Dying (Ars moriendi)
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of Dorothy and David Keppel (Wesleyan honorary degree, 1929) in memory of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1953
Materials & Techniques: Engraving with type-printed German text verso
Keywords: allegory, demons, temptation
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 85 mm x 65 mm (3.35 in. x 2.56 in.).
Bibliography: L. 11 248 181c; Passavant vol. 2, 172–73; Lehrs vol. 2, no. 175–185c; Nagler 4: 2279; Bartsch vol. 6, p. 381; see Shestack 4–14 for Master E.S.
Associated People: Created by Master M. Z. (German, ca. 1477 - after 1555), After Master E. S. (German or Swiss, active ca. 1450–1467/1468)
Accession Number: 1953.6.14.2

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