Anton W.M. Mensing

Dutch, 1866 - 1936

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German 15th Century, The Marriage of the Virgin, 1480/1490, woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, rose, blue, green, yellow, black, gold, and orange, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.798

The Marriage of the Virgin

German 15th Century · 1480/1490 · woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, rose, blue, green, yellow, black, gold, and orange ·  Accession ID  1943.3.798

German 15th Century, Saint Margaret, 1480/1490, woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, yellow, blue, gold, and orange-red, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.796

Saint Margaret

German 15th Century · 1480/1490 · woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, yellow, blue, gold, and orange-red ·  Accession ID  1943.3.796

German 15th Century, Saint Bartholomew, 1480/1490, woodcut, hand-colored in blue, red lake, green, yellow, white, orange, and silver or gold, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.842

Saint Bartholomew

German 15th Century · 1480/1490 · woodcut, hand-colored in blue, red lake, green, yellow, white, orange, and silver or gold ·  Accession ID  1943.3.842

German 15th Century, The Voyage of Saint Ursula, 1480/1490, woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, green, blue, yellow, tan, gold, and orange, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.631

The Voyage of Saint Ursula

German 15th Century · 1480/1490 · woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, green, blue, yellow, tan, gold, and orange ·  Accession ID  1943.3.631

German 15th Century, Saint Barbara, 1460/1470, woodcut, hand-colored in red, blue, yellow, green,gold, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.590

Saint Barbara

German 15th Century · 1460/1470 · woodcut, hand-colored in red, blue, yellow, green,gold ·  Accession ID  1943.3.590

German 15th Century, Saint James the Greater, 1480/1490, woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, blue, green, yellow, gold, and orange, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.826

Saint James the Greater

German 15th Century · 1480/1490 · woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, blue, green, yellow, gold, and orange ·  Accession ID  1943.3.826

German 15th Century, Madonna and Child in a Glory Standing on a Crescent Moon, c. 1470, woodcut in dark brown, hand-colored in rose, green, yellow, blue, brown, gold, and orange, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.808

Madonna and Child in a Glory Standing on a Crescent Moon

German 15th Century · c. 1470 · woodcut in dark brown, hand-colored in rose, green, yellow, blue, brown, gold, and orange ·  Accession ID  1943.3.808

German 15th Century, The Virgin in a Robe Embroidered with Ears of Corn, c. 1470/1480, woodcut, hand-colored in blue, green, orange, yellow, rose, and gold, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.822

The Virgin in a Robe Embroidered with Ears of Corn

German 15th Century · c. 1470/1480 · woodcut, hand-colored in blue, green, orange, yellow, rose, and gold ·  Accession ID  1943.3.822

German 15th Century, The Lamentation, 1470/1480, woodcut, hand-colored in green, red, pink, yellow, and gold, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.807

The Lamentation

German 15th Century · 1470/1480 · woodcut, hand-colored in green, red, pink, yellow, and gold ·  Accession ID  1943.3.807

German 15th Century, The Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene, c. 1480, woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, blue, green, rose, gold, and orange, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.799

The Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene

German 15th Century · c. 1480 · woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, blue, green, rose, gold, and orange ·  Accession ID  1943.3.799

Bibliography

1937

  • "The Mensing Pictures: A Famous Amsterdam Collection in the Saleroom." Art News 37 (October 1938): 15+

1995

  • Taub, Lisa. "'Canned Astronomy' versus Cultural Credibility: The acquisition of the Mensing Collection by the Adler Palnetarium." Journal of the History of Collections 7, no. 2 (1995):243-250.

2004

  • Mörzer Bruyns, Willem F.J. "Frederik Muller & Co. and Anton Mensing: The first international art auction house in Amsterdam, and its director." Quaerendo 34, no. 3-4 (2004): 211-239