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The Baptism of Christ in a Tondo, Beneath it the Coat of Arms of the Fürleger Family
Michael Wolgemutc. 1480
Renaissance and Reformation. German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach
The circle around Michael Wolgemut in Nuremberg produced not only paintings but also woodcuts and stained glass paintings. The circular design of The Baptism of Christ suggests it was made as a model for stained glass. The coat of arms of the Fürleger family of Nuremberg under the scene would be unusual for that, however. It could also be a design for a woodcut.
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- Title: The Baptism of Christ in a Tondo, Beneath it the Coat of Arms of the Fürleger Family
- Creator: Michael Wolgemut
- Date Created: c. 1480
- Physical Dimensions: 13.8 x 11.7 cm
- Technique and Material: Pen and brown ink
- Provenance: Grahl Collection, acquired in 1910
- Museum: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
- Inv.-No.: KdZ 4619
- ISIL-No.: DE-MUS-018511
- External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kupferstichkabinett/home.html
- Copyright: Photo © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett/ Dietmar Katz; Text © Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach, A Cooperation of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, and the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen München, Catalogue of the Exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Nov 20, 2016 – March 26, 2017, Munich: Prestel, 2016; cat. no. 2 / Michael Roth
- Catalogue: https://prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de/book/Renaissance-and-Reformation/Stephanie-Buck/Prestel-com/e504919.rhd
- Artist Dates: c. 1434–37 Nuremberg–1519 Nuremberg
- Artist Biography: Wolgemut married the widow of the painter Hans Pleydenwurff in 1472 and continued running his workshop. His students included the young Albrecht Dürer from 1486 to 1489. In addition to altarpieces and numerous portraits, Wolgemut and his assistants also produced woodcuts for the Schedelsche Weltchronik (Schedel’s world chronicle) of 1493, and he was also active as a book illuminator for Emperor Maximilian I.
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