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This is a drawing of two angelic figures holding a religious or ceremonial object. The image features two winged figures standing on either side of an ornate, vertically elongated structure. The structure is embellished with spires and decorative patterns. The figures are draped in flowing garments and have halos around their heads. The color palette is subdued with earthy tones.
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This is a drawing of two angelic figures holding a religious or ceremonial object. The image features two winged figures standing on either side of an ornate, vertically elongated structure. The structure is embellished with spires and decorative patterns. The figures are draped in flowing garments and have halos around their heads. The color palette is subdued with earthy tones.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Monstrance Held by Two Angels

German 15th Century

Date
1495/1500
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in green, brown, rose, and olive
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.758
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • group
  • figure
  • Costume
  • Basel
Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] purchased 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 3973. 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.