Lucas Cranach the Elder and Georg Rhau
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthias
1538
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Woodcut, Sheet: 162 x 129 mm. (6 3/8 x 5 1/16 in.)
Image: 160 x 126 mm. (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.8630
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.
Inscribed: none
Markings: none
