Lucas Cranach the Elder, Georg Rhau
The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew
1538
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Lucas Cranach the Elder, Georg Rhau
The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew
1538
Physical Qualities
Woodcut, Sheet: 162 x 126 mm. (6 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Image: 161 x 125 mm. (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.8629
One of twelve from the series "The Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles". Proof before lettering; an illustration for Martin Luther's "Das Symbolum der Heiligen Apostelen," Wittenberg: Georg Rhau, 1548.
Prints: Wood-Blocks, Etchings, Mezzotints, Lithographs - Durer to Matisse
Inscribed: none
Markings: CM: none WM: Gothic P