GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In this engraving, we see St. Paul has dropped his sword of the Roman Army and left it behind him; with his hand he points to the scripture, referring to his important role as a missionary in the early Christian church. Here Albrecht Dürer paid particular attention to the texture and volume of Paul’s cloak by varying the density of the hatch and cross-hatch markings to represent shadows and highlights and create the illusion of volume.
Adapted from
Laura Sevelis, DMA label copy (1937.13) for Saints and Monsters: Prints by Albrecht Dürer, March 2015
NOTES
Used Wuellner's 2003 label for this object as the CC for St. Paul.
This is identifiable as the 2nd state because the fist state has Paul standing on a curved hill. The second state has a wall and landscape- provide a darker background to draw more attention to the central figure.
Part of a series that was left unfinished at Durer death. he made engravings of individual saints including: Paul (1514), Thomas (1514), Bartholomew (1523), and Simon (1523), Philip (1523-1526). Series started in 1514.
1514- same year as two of Durer's best known prints- Melancholy and St. Jerome in his Study.
Add St. Paul as depicted individual.
Changed the object name from Print to Engraving. Changed the medium from Engraving to ink on paper.
Added Saints and Monsters label copy to TMS as a text entry.
Add information to existing TMS label copy by Wuellner. The texts were written for "With Black Lines Only: Engravings and Woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer" (December 21, 2003- March 28, 2004).
Deleted the text in the exhibition history field for "With Black Lines Only" because it was duplicated by an exhibition record already entered in TMS and related to this object.
Several published sources on this print are in the object file but have not been entered in the bibliography. Specifically, the catalogue raisonnes should be entered so that each of the DMA prints can be recorded with their proper cat no.
Bartsch 50
Dodgson 77
Meder 47
Campbell Dodgson, Albrecht Durer, Numbered Catalogue of Engravings, Drypoints, and Etchings (Loondon 1926), cat. 77
Joseph Meder, Durer-Katalog: Ein Handbuch Uber Albrecht Durers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Deren Zustande, Ausgaben Und Wasserzeichen (Vienna, 1932), cat. 47
DMA Friends Activity- puzzle brochures by Danielle Shulz and Tanya Miller for the Saints and Monsters exhibition- Fall 2015
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place of origin- Nuremberg
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Saint Paul was one of the great missionaries and martyrs of the early church. His letters, or epistles, form a central part of the
New Testament. He was born with the name Saul, the son of Jewish parents who were Roman citizens. Commissioned by the
Roman army to persecute the early Christians, he was blinded by a great light from heaven while carrying out these orders.
Upon his recovery, he converted to Christianity and was baptized with the name Paul. For this, he was later arrested by the
Romans, imprisoned, and martyred by beheading.
Carl Wuellner, DMA label copy (1937.13), December 2003
Subject terms
book
buildings
men
sword
Bible
drapery
martyr
saint
missionary
Christianity
halo
standing
foot
landscape
background
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From 1937: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchased from Hudson Walker, NY [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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Josh Rose, Saints and Monsters: Prints by Albrecht Durer, gallery talk, June 17, 2015.
UMO: 248141244
Connection made through the exhibition record in TMS matching the asset in Piction.
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Inside Albrecht Dürer's Studio- Engraving~Watch this demonstration and explanation of the engraving process created by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute for the exhibition, The Strange World of Albrecht Dürer (November 14, 2010- March 13, 2011).
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General Description
In this engraving, we see St. Paul has dropped his sword of the Roman Army and left it behind him; with his hand he points to the scripture, referring to his important role as a missionary in the early Christian church. Here Albrecht Dürer paid particular attention to the texture and volume of Paul’s cloak by varying the density of the hatch and cross-hatch markings to represent shadows and highlights and create the illusion of volume.
Adapted from
Laura Sevelis, DMA label copy (1937.13) for Saints and Monsters: Prints by Albrecht Dürer, March 2015
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Inside Albrecht Dürer's Studio- Engraving~Watch this demonstration and explanation of the engraving process created by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute for the exhibition, The Strange World of Albrecht Dürer (November 14, 2010- March 13, 2011).
Notes
Used Wuellner's 2003 label for this object as the CC for St. Paul.
This is identifiable as the 2nd state because the fist state has Paul standing on a curved hill. The second state has a wall and landscape- provide a darker background to draw more attention to the central figure.
Part of a series that was left unfinished at Durer death. he made engravings of individual saints including: Paul (1514), Thomas (1514), Bartholomew (1523), and Simon (1523), Philip (1523-1526). Series started in 1514.
1514- same year as two of Durer's best known prints- Melancholy and St. Jerome in his Study.
Add St. Paul as depicted individual.
Changed the object name from Print to Engraving. Changed the medium from Engraving to ink on paper.
Added Saints and Monsters label copy to TMS as a text entry.
Add information to existing TMS label copy by Wuellner. The texts were written for "With Black Lines Only: Engravings and Woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer" (December 21, 2003- March 28, 2004).
Deleted the text in the exhibition history field for "With Black Lines Only" because it was duplicated by an exhibition record already entered in TMS and related to this object.
Several published sources on this print are in the object file but have not been entered in the bibliography. Specifically, the catalogue raisonnes should be entered so that each of the DMA prints can be recorded with their proper cat no.
Bartsch 50
Dodgson 77
Meder 47
Campbell Dodgson, Albrecht Durer, Numbered Catalogue of Engravings, Drypoints, and Etchings (Loondon 1926), cat. 77
Joseph Meder, Durer-Katalog: Ein Handbuch Uber Albrecht Durers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Deren Zustande, Ausgaben Und Wasserzeichen (Vienna, 1932), cat. 47
DMA Friends Activity- puzzle brochures by Danielle Shulz and Tanya Miller for the Saints and Monsters exhibition- Fall 2015
HOW TO FIND THIS?
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
place of origin- Nuremberg
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Saint Paul was one of the great missionaries and martyrs of the early church. His letters, or epistles, form a central part of the
New Testament. He was born with the name Saul, the son of Jewish parents who were Roman citizens. Commissioned by the
Roman army to persecute the early Christians, he was blinded by a great light from heaven while carrying out these orders.
Upon his recovery, he converted to Christianity and was baptized with the name Paul. For this, he was later arrested by the
Romans, imprisoned, and martyred by beheading.
Carl Wuellner, DMA label copy (1937.13), December 2003
Subject terms
book
buildings
men
sword
Bible
drapery
martyr
saint
missionary
Christianity
halo
standing
foot
landscape
background
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1937: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchased from Hudson Walker, NY [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
AUDIO ASSETS
Josh Rose, Saints and Monsters: Prints by Albrecht Durer, gallery talk, June 17, 2015.
UMO: 248141244
Connection made through the exhibition record in TMS matching the asset in Piction.
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