Death of the Virgin (reverse copy after Schongauer) / Israhel Meckenem

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Accession Number
1960/2.46
Title
Death of the Virgin (reverse copy after Schongauer)
Artist Nationality
German
Artist Life Dates
d. 1503
Object Creation Date
circa 1490-1500
Object Creation Place
Europe
German
Creation Place 1
Europe
Creation Place 2
German
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Style/Group/Movement
Northern Renaissance
Inscription
Signed on plate, lower center: Israhel v. M.
fragment of watermark visible along bottom edge of sheet
Dimensions
24.8 cm x 16.8 cm (9 3/4 in. x 6 5/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
intaglio print
Secondary Object Classification
Print
Secondary Object Type
engraving
Physical Description
A four-poster bed with curtains drawn back within an interior is angled towards the viewer, showing a woman reclined on the bed and attended by numerous figures. A lighted taper is placed in her hands, with assistance of a young man on the left side of the bed. Others of the figures stand or kneel with figures hands clasped in prayer; at the lower left corner are two men kneeling at the foot of the bead looking at a book of prayers. The overall effect is concern and movement around the still figure of the woman.
Subject Matter
Although Meckenem used as his inspiration the depiction of the Death of the Virgin by Schongauer, Meckenem's composition is reversed from Schongauer's and contains numerous details that make his version a fresh interpretation of Schongauer's.
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355 x 505
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1960/2.46
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"Death of the Virgin (reverse copy after Schongauer); Israhel Meckenem." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.46/1960_2.46.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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