Bookplate of Dominicus Frauenfelder
German 15th Century
c. 1500
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in yellow, green, black, and brown on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 8.8 × 8 cm (3 7/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.1847
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...