Saint Margaret, ca. 1480 – 1490

Blatt: 166 x 97 mm

Physical Description: Engraving

Inventory Number: 67175

Object Number: 67175 D

Acquisition: Acquired in 2000 as a gift from Lieselotte and Karl Polkin, property of the Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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About the Work

Saint Margaret was an Early Christian martyr. According to the legend, she was devoured by a dragon, but when she made the sign of the cross it burst apart and she emerged from its belly unharmed. For the execution of his rare engravings, the Master BR took orientation from the prints of Martin Schongauer. Here he chose a motif that promised to sell well: one of the so-called Fourteen Holy Helpers, the popular saint Catherine was invoked by pregnant women and in cases of difficult childbirth.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Saint Margaret

Engraver

Monogrammist BR mit dem Anker

Period Produced

15th century

Object Type

art print

Physical Description: Engraving

Material

Vergé paper

Technique

copperplate engraving

Geographic Reference

German

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert in der Platte unten mittig: B [Hausmarke] R; rechts darüber: B [Hausmarke] R [überstochen]

Captions Added Later: Verso bezeichnet unten mittig (Bleistift): B. 5. B. VI, 397 / B. 5
Verso mittig brauner Stempel der Sammlung Otto Schäfer, Schweinfurt (Lugt 5881)
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)