Bookplate of the Abbey of Ottobeuren
German 15th Century
c. 1500
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in vermilion and red on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 23.4 × 16.3 cm (9 3/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1952.8.9
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...