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This is a painting of a heraldic shield held by an angelic figure. The image shows an angelic figure dressed in a long robe with wings spread wide behind it. The wings are colored in shades of green, contrasting against the earthy tone of the robe. The face of the figure is designed with simple lines giving it a serene expression. The angel is holding a blue shield emblazoned with the image of a bull or an ox. The bull is depicted in a contrasting light color against the blue of the shield. The style is reminiscent of a medieval woodcut illustration.
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This is a painting of a heraldic shield held by an angelic figure. The image shows an angelic figure dressed in a long robe with wings spread wide behind it. The wings are colored in shades of green, contrasting against the earthy tone of the robe. The face of the figure is designed with simple lines giving it a serene expression. The angel is holding a blue shield emblazoned with the image of a bull or an ox. The bull is depicted in a contrasting light color against the blue of the shield. The style is reminiscent of a medieval woodcut illustration.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bookplate of Hilprand Brandenburg of Bibrach

German 15th Century

Date
in or after 1500
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in green, rose, light blue, red, and yellow on laid paper, mounted on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (irregular): 6.6 × 6.7 cm (2 5/8 × 2 5/8 in.) mount: 20.3 × 13.7 cm (8 × 5 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.649
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • Costume
  • Portrait
  • animal
  • Shield
  • Bibrach
Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] purchased 19 August 1939 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760c and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943. [1] For more information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Papers, Box 9; Lessing J. Rosenwald, _Recollections of a Collector_, Jenkintown, Pa, 1976, pp. 14-18, and Richard S. Field, _Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts_, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

NGA object ID 3863. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.