Arms of the Bishopric of Eichstätt and of Its Bishop, Wilhelm of Reichenau
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 16.2 × 14.9 cm (6 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.) image: 14.5 × 14.5 cm (5 11/16 × 5 11/16 in.) (round)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Anonymous Gift
Accession Number
2019.187.1
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...