Saint John the Baptist [recto]
German 15th Century
probably 1460/1480
![Saint John the Baptist [recto] by German 15th Century](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/saint-john-the-baptist-recto-nga-3790.webp)
Medium
woodcut
Dimensions
image: 14.1 x 11.4 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.578.a
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...