id:			153408
accession number:	1986.91
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.91
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:00.079000

Biblia Pauperum: The Bible of the Poor (Biblia Pauperum),
Pharaoh's Army Drowned in the Red Sea; Baptism of Christ; and Moses' Spies Returning with Grapes from Canaan
Esau Selling Jacob his Birthright; Temptation of Christ; and Temptation of Adam and Eve, c. 1465. Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century. Woodcut, hand colored with watercolor; sheet: 26.9 x 38.8 cm (10 9/16 x 15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1986.91

title:				The Bible of the Poor (Biblia Pauperum),
Pharaoh's Army Drowned in the Red Sea; Baptism of Christ; and Moses' Spies Returning with Grapes from Canaan
Esau Selling Jacob his Birthright; Temptation of Christ; and Temptation of Adam and Eve
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series:				Biblia Pauperum
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creation date:			c. 1465
creation date earliest:		1460
creation date latest:		1470
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century
technique:	woodcut, hand colored with watercolor
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Woodcut
type:		Print
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CREATORS

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measurements: Sheet: 26.9 x 38.8 cm (10 9/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	probably Schreiber III or IV

support materials:

	description:	cream(3) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	text, in block: [see object file]
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	inscription:	lower center, in graphite: 9  10
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	inscription:	verso, lower left, in graphite: 61083
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review for 1986
	opening date:   1987-02-04T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review for 1986</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).

	title:		Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints
	opening date:   1987-06-02T04:00:00
	<i>Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).

	title:		Scriptorium: The Illuminated Book in Medieval Art
	opening date:   1991-11-05T05:00:00
	<i>Scriptorium: The Illuminated Book in Medieval Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-February 2, 1992).

	title:		Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection
	opening date:   2003-08-17T00:00:00
	<i>Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).

	title:		Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2014-03-09T00:00:00
	<i>Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 9-June 8, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Cloister Wiblingen, Ulm, Germany
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	(Karl & Farber, Munich, Germany)
	date: May 7, 1935
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	Martin Aufhäuser, Munich, Germany & Los Angeles, CA
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	(Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen, Bern, Switzerland)
	date: June 21, 1985
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	(R.M. Light & Co., Inc., Santa Barbara, CA)
	date: 1985-86
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 15, 1986
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1986." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 74, no. 2 (1987): 38-79.
	page number: 	p. 73, no. 193, repr. p. 40
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25159974

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IMAGES

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