Martyrdom of St. Matthew / Workshop of Michael Wolgemut
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.205
- Title
- Martyrdom of St. Matthew
- Artist
- Workshop of Michael Wolgemut
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- 1434-1519
- Medium and Support
- woodcut on medium ivory laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1493
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nesta and Walter Spink
- Dimensions
- 15.5 cm x 12 cm (6 1/8 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
- Physical Description
- A 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.
- Subject Matter
- The martyrdom of St. Matthew by ax.
- Secondary Keywords
- edged weapons
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2427 x 3263
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2012/2.205
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.205/2012_2_205.jpg
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"Martyrdom of St. Matthew; Workshop of Michael Wolgemut." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.205/2012_2_205.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.
