Accession Number2012/2.205
TitleMartyrdom of St. Matthew
Artist(s)Workshop of Michael WolgemutObject Creation Datecirca 1493Medium & Supportwoodcut on laid paperDimensions 6 1/8 in x 4 3/4 in (15.5 cm x 12 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. SpinkLabel copyWorkshop of Michael Wolgemut
Germany, 1434–1519
Martyrdom of St. Matthew
ca. 1493
Woodcut on laid paper
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink, 2012/2.205
Subject matterThe martyrdom of St. Matthew by ax.
Physical DescriptionA haloed man kneels in three-quarter profile in the left center of the foreground of the composition. A male figure stands behind the haloed figure in a wide stance with an ax raised above the kneeling figure's head. In the background is another male figure wearing a pointed hat and a jester or demonic figure shown falling of a column in the distance in the upper left.
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Keywords
axes (weapons)
martyrs
saints