Emblematic Scene (The Pirkheimer Book Mark)
Primary TitleEmblematic Scene (The Forge of the Heart)
Artist
Master I. B.
(German, active 1525 - 1530)
Date1529
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 5 5/16 x 3 3/8 inches (13.49 x 8.57 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert B. Fizzell
Object number56-126/39
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Gallery LabelThe design of this engraved bookplate was probably conceived by Nuremberg’s leading classical scholar, Willibald Pirckheimer (1470–1530). The central image is an allegory that urges patience during trying times. Female personifications of Tribulation and Envy hammer at an anvil that bears Pirckheimer’s coat of arms, a birch tree. Tolerance shoulders the brunt of this assault with great composure. Hope offers comfort by pointing to the rain shower that provides the flaming heart with relief.
Robert B. Fizzell (1889-1978), Kansas City, MO, by December 14, 1956;
Given by Robert B. Fizzell to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1956.
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