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An image of a) The decapitation of St. Paul
b) The decapitation of St. James (verso) by Michael Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

Michael Wolgemut

(Germany 1434-1437–1519)

Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

(Germany circa 1460–1494)

Title
a) The decapitation of St. Paul b) The decapitation of St. James (verso)
Year
1493
Media category
Print
Materials used
woodcut
Dimensions

15.6 x 11.1cm image; 18.2 x 12.1cm sheet

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1971
Accession number
84.1971.a-b
Location
Not on display
Further information

Michael Wolgemut or Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

From the 'Nuremberg Chronicle', published by Anton Koberger, Nuremberg 1493

Exhibition history (2)

German Old Master Prints, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 03 Mar 1998–16 Jun 1998

Old Europe: Prints & drawings from the collection 1500-1800, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 03 Jun 2006–06 Aug 2006