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Georg Pencz

1500–1550 · German

Born
1500 · Nuremberg
Died
1550 · Leipzig

118 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Georg Pencz was a German engraver, painter, and printmaker.

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Georg Pencz (c. 1500 – 11 October 1550) was a German engraver, painter and printmaker. Pencz was probably born in Westheim near Bad Windsheim/Franconia. He travelled to Nuremberg in 1523 and joined Albrecht Dürer’s atelier. Like Dürer, he visited Italy and was profoundly influenced by Venetian art; it is believed he worked with Marcantonio Raimondi. In 1525, he was imprisoned with the brothers Barthel Beham and Hans Sebald Beham, the so-called "godless painters", for spreading the radical views of Thomas Müntzer by asserting disbelief in baptism, Christ, and transubstantiation. The three were pardoned shortly afterwards and became part of the group known as the "Little Masters" because of their tiny, intricate, and influential prints. In Nuremberg, influenced by works he had seen in Italy, Pencz painted a number of trompe-l'œil ceilings in the houses of patrician families; one, for which a drawing survives, showed workmen raising building materials on a hoist, against an open sky, to create the illusion that the room was still under construction. Around 1539, Pencz briefly returned to Italy, visiting Rome for the first time, returning to Nuremberg in 1540, where he became the city painter and earned his greatest success as a portraitist. As an engraver, he ranks among the best of the German “Little Masters”. Notable prints include Six Triumphs of Petrarch and Life of Christ (26 plates). The best of his paintings are portraits, such as Portrait of a Young Man, Portrait of Marshal Schirmer, and Portrait of Erhard Schwetzer and his wife. In 1550, he was named court painter by Albert, Duke of Prussia, but died in Leipzig before arriving at the court.

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Georg Pencz, Allegory of Justice

Georg Pencz

Allegory of Justice, 1533

Pen and brown ink over black chalk

19.2 × 14.9 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-206740

Georg Pencz, Study for a Stained Glass Window with the Coat of Arms of the Barons von Paar (recto); Study for a Sceptre with the Initials MB (verso)

Georg Pencz

Study for a Stained Glass Window with the Coat of Arms of the Barons von Paar (recto); Study for a Sceptre with the Initials MB (verso), about 1540

Pen and brown ink with gray wash (recto); black chalk (verso)

24.8 × 24.8 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-203897

Georg Pencz, Triumph of Bacchus

Georg Pencz

Triumph of Bacchus, c. 1539

engraving

4.8 × 28.4 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-199738

Georg Pencz, Christ Sleeping During the Storm on Lake Tiberias, from "The Story of Christ"

Georg Pencz

Christ Sleeping During the Storm on Lake Tiberias, from "The Story of Christ", 1534–35

Engraving

3.8 × 5.7 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-392144

Georg Pencz, The Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes, from "The Story of Christ"

Georg Pencz

The Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes, from "The Story of Christ", 1534–35

Engraving

4 × 6.1 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-392135

Georg Pencz, The Parable of the Sower, from "The Story of Christ"

Georg Pencz

The Parable of the Sower, from "The Story of Christ", 1534–35

Engraving

3.8 × 5.7 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-392141

Georg Pencz, The Parable of the Father and His Two Sons in the Vineyard, from The Story of Christ

Georg Pencz

The Parable of the Father and His Two Sons in the Vineyard, from The Story of Christ, 1534–35

Engraving

3.9 × 5.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-392138

Georg Pencz, Portrait of Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony

Georg Pencz

Portrait of Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony, 1543

Engraving

32.8 × 21.4 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-392131

Georg Pencz, Sarah presenting Hagar to Abraham, who sits at the foot of a bed, from "The Story of Abraham"

Georg Pencz

Sarah presenting Hagar to Abraham, who sits at the foot of a bed, from "The Story of Abraham", ca. 1543

Engraving

4.9 × 8.2 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-390486

Georg Pencz, Abraham sending away Hagar and Ishmael: Abraham holds forth a vessel as Hagar and Ishmael stride before him, from "The Story of Abraham"

Georg Pencz

Abraham sending away Hagar and Ishmael: Abraham holds forth a vessel as Hagar and Ishmael stride before him, from "The Story of Abraham", ca. 1543

Engraving

5.2 × 8.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-390483

Georg Pencz, Joseph Describing His Dream, from "The Story of Joseph"

Georg Pencz

Joseph Describing His Dream, from "The Story of Joseph", 1544

Engraving

11.4 × 7.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-384308

Georg Pencz, Christ Speaking to the Disciples, from "The Story of Christ"

Georg Pencz

Christ Speaking to the Disciples, from "The Story of Christ", 1534–35

Engraving

3.8 × 5.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-384310

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