Christ on the Cross
c. 1490/1500
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in blue-green, vermilion, lavender, brown, olive, and yellow
Dimensions
sheet: 11.2 × 7.3 cm (4 7/16 × 2 7/8 in.) mount: 12.8 × 9 cm (5 1/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.491
About the Artist
German 15th Century
**German 15th Century** The designation "German 15th Century" encompasses a collective of anonymous artists active in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods in Germany, primarily known through their contributions to early printmaking and panel painting. These creators emerged during a transformative era when woodcuts and engravings began democratizing religious imagery, bridging the Goth...