Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band IV (page 1/3)

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Christmas Mass

Choirboys, an orchestra, a conductor who appears to be starting into space, an inuntersested congregation, some of whom are kneeling at at the door. It looks as if perhaps we see a minstrel’s gallery, or a side-chapel, as the main procession and [...] [more...] [$]

Wandering Minstrel

This youth has a lute strapped to his back and holds an open manuscript book in his left hand in his right, a quill pen. Perhaps he is writing a song, although he won’t get far without an inkwell. [more...] [$]

Choirboy singing from balcony pulpit

A beautiful boy chorister, or possibly a young lady by the costume and the long pointy fingers, is singing in a wooden pulpit or balcony high in the top-left corner of a page of sheet music (not shown). He or she has a red necklace and possibly a thurible. There are leaves that could be poinsetta but probably aren’t, a yellow songbird in a [more...] [$]

Banner, or Banderole

This banner, bubble, banderole, ribbon, cartouche, speech scroll, angel banner, phylactery, whatever, originally contained a page title. [$]

Cherub with paintbrush

This winged naked little boy is intent on a canvas in front of him. He faces away from us and slightly to his left side (our left too); in his left hand is an artist’s palette and in his right a paintbrush. He has wings sprouting out [...] [more...] [$]