An Angel Supporting Two Escutcheons
Medium
black chalk or charcoal; framing lines in red pencil and graphite
Dimensions
17.3 × 21.2 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Dudley P. Allen and Delia E. Holden Funds
Accession Number
1962.205
Tags
male
About the Artist
Nikolaus Gerhaert von Leyden (German)
**German, Franconia (active ca. 1485–1500)** was an anonymous artist from the Franconian region of northern Bavaria, Germany, renowned for his contributions to late Gothic graphic arts. Little is known of his early life or training, as details about many anonymous masters from this era remain undocumented. Franconia, with its vibrant artistic centers like Nuremberg, fostered a rich tradition of re...