Christ on the Cross
c. 1500/1525
Medium
woodcut with gouache and gold leaf on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 23.5 x 16.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.) sheet: 32 x 22.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of C. G. Boerner, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1990.97.1
About the Artist
German 16th Century
The designation "German 16th Century" refers to a collective of anonymous artists active during the height of the German Renaissance, a period marked by profound artistic innovation amid the Protestant Reformation and humanist revival. Little is known about the individual lives or training of these makers, as their identities remain undocumented, with works often attributed based on regional style...