An Easter Calendar Beginning with the Year 1466
Medium
woodcut in dark brown, hand-colored in yellow, ochre, green, rose, and brown on laid paper, with volvelle joined at center by a string
Dimensions
image: 18.8 x 13.8 cm (7 3/8 x 5 7/16 in.) sheet: 21.3 x 16 cm (8 3/8 x 6 5/16 in.) overall (external frame dimensions): 39.4 x 31.8 cm (15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1944.2.1
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...