Bookplate of Hilprand Brandenburg of Bibrach
German 15th Century
c. 1475
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in green, rose, light blue, red, and yellow on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (irregular): 6.9 × 6.4 cm (2 11/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.648
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...