purchased by Lillian Henkel Haas [1879-1960] (Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA); 1945-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Nine Portraits of Philosophers and Bishops, 1493
- Anton Koberger, German
- Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, German, 1494-1494
- Michael Wolgemut, German, 1434-1519
Woodcut and letterpress in black, colored by hand on laid paper
- Framed: Sheet: 16 5/8 × 11 3/4 inches (42.2 × 29.8 cm)
Gift of Lillian Henkel Haass
45.87.B
Department
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
- German
- Philosophers
- Bishops (prelates)
- Hand coloring
- Letterpress printing
- Woodcut (process)
- Ink
- Laid paper
- Figures (representations)
- Portraits
- Woodcut (print)
- Text
Details
Provenance
Published References
The Nuremburg Chronicle: A Facsimile of Hartmann Schedel's Buch der Chroniken. New York, 1979.
Rights Status
Wilhelm Pleydenwurff; Michael Wolgemut, Nine Portraits of Philosophers and Bishops, 1493, woodcut and letterpress in black, colored by hand on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Lillian Henkel Haass, 45.87.B.