The Emblem
Michael Wolgemut · 1493 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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In Christian belief, God speaks the world into existence, creating it and ruling over it. This woodcut is one of over 1,000 images in the Nuremberg Chronicle, an early printed book narrating the history of the Christian world. Amid creeping vines and pillars of cloud, God sits enthroned, lips parted and hand upraised in a gesture of speaking. He holds an orb as a sign of his authority over the universe. The scroll above him reads: “For he [God] spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created. Psalm 22.” Here, God is eternally powerful.
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Details
- Maker
- Michael Wolgemut (German, 1434–1519)
- Date
- 1493
- Medium
- woodcut
- Dimensions
- Platemark: 37.6 x 23.9 cm (14 13/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Sheet: 45.8 x 32.2 cm (18 1/16 x 12 11/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Germany
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
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Der Schatzbehalter: The TrinityMichael Wolgemut · 1491
Shown in
- Creation, Birth, and RebirthAug 17, 2024 – Jul 16, 2025
- Design and Decoration: Ornament PrintsAug 7, 1990 – Oct 28, 1990
- Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic PrintsJun 2, 1987 – Aug 2, 1987
- Albrecht Dürer - 500th AnniversaryFeb 19, 1971 – Mar 28, 1971
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse CollectionJun 11, 1968 – Oct 21, 1968
