Matthias Gruenewald, German 1470–1528
Date1962
Artist
Leonard Baskin
American sculptor and printmaker, 1922–2000
Publisher
Delphic Arts
American publisher, active 1960s
Illustration CitationEtchings of Ten Favorite Artists. New York: Delphic Arts, 1963.
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 18 7/8 × 14 5/8 in. (47.9 × 37.1 cm)
sheet: 29 5/16 × 20 11/16 in. (74.5 × 52.5 cm)
sheet: 29 5/16 × 20 11/16 in. (74.5 × 52.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred Appel, Jr., 2009
Object number2009-10
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextBaskin based his portrait of Grünewald on the Renaissance painter's drawing of John the Evangelist, long believed to be a self-portrait. Intensely emotional, Grünewald's religious paintings demonstrate his rejection of Italian classicism.
