Monogrammist b (Venice, late 15th century)
printed and published by Simon Bevilacqua (Italian, active 1485-1518)
original text translated by Nicolò Malermi (Italian, c. 1422–1481)
portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)
King Solomon in Prayer from Biblia cum tabula (also called Biblia Latina or Mallermi’s Bible), Plate 53 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
INV-1293
Monogrammist b (Venice, late 15th century)
printed and published by Simon Bevilacqua (Italian, active 1485-1518)
original text translated by Nicolò Malermi (Italian, c. 1422–1481)
portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)1498, portfolio assembled 1929
King Solomon in Prayer from Biblia cum tabula (also called Biblia Latina or Mallermi’s Bible), Plate 53 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Monogrammist b (Venice, late 15th century) printed and published by Simon Bevilacqua (Italian, active 1485-1518) original text translated by Nicolò Malermi (Italian, c. 1422–1481) portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932) →woodcutprint
Date
1498, portfolio assembled 1929
Medium
Woodcut in black, and letterpress in black (recto and verso), on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 4.5 × 7.5 cm (1 13/16 × 3 in.); Sheet: 20.2 × 15.2 cm (8 × 6 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund