Christ on the Cross with Angels
German 15th Century
c. 1490
Medium
woodcut on vellum
Dimensions
image/block: 26.5 × 16.2 cm (10 7/16 × 6 3/8 in.) sheet: 35.5 × 23.4 cm (14 × 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.542
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...