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MICHAEL WOLGEMUT (CIRCA 1434/37-1519)
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MICHAEL WOLGEMUT (CIRCA 1434/37-1519)

The Crowning of Thorns, from: Stephan Fridolin's 'Schatzbehalter'

Closed14 December 2017

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MICHAEL WOLGEMUT (CIRCA 1434/37-1519)
The Crowning of Thorns, from: Stephan Fridolin's 'Schatzbehalter'
woodcut, circa 1490-91, on laid paper, from the first edition published by Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1491, with margins, with letterpress text verso; together with Die aylft Figur, from the same book, with some handcolouring in red; with Anglie Provincia from Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, published by Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493; and a leaf from Quartas etas Mundi from the same book; all in good condition, framed
Sheet 430 x 290 mm. (and smaller)
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Specialist note

Their own charm and beauty aside, these woodcuts from two of the most important German incunabla, the Schatzbehalter der wahren Reichtümer des Heils, and the Liber Chronicarum (also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle), are a perfect introduction to the artistic culture Albrecht Dürer grew up in. Michael Wolgemut, Dürer's first master and teacher when he was only fifteen, provided woodcut illustrations to both books, and Anton Koberger, their publisher, was Dürer's godfather.