The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine

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MASTER MZ (ACTIVE CIRCA 1500)
The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine
engraving, circa 1501, on laid paper, watermark High Crown, a very good, early impression, printing very clearly and with many vertical wiping marks in the sky, trimmed to the borderline, in very good condition
Plate & Sheet 315 x 259 mm.

Literature

Bartsch 8; Lehrs 9

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Lot Essay

It is very rare to find contemporary impressions of the engravings by the Master MZ, such as the present one with a High Crown watermark. Lehr knew of approximately twenty early impressions, including only two (Sammlung von Rath, Krefeld; and Copenhagen) with this watermark.

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