Death of the Virgin (reverse copy after Schongauer) / Israhel Meckenem
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.46
- Title
- Death of the Virgin (reverse copy after Schongauer)
- Artist
- Israhel Meckenem
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- d. 1503
- Medium and Support
- engraving on fine off-white laid paper
- 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.)
- Century
- Late 15th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Secondary Object Classification
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- animals and creatures
- candles and candleholders
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- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
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- illustrations by form
- images and ornament
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- legendary creatures
- lighting devices
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- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 355 x 505
- File Size
- 39 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.46
- Link to this Item
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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 June 16, 2024.