Christ Bearing the Cross
German 15th Century
c. 1500
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in mauve, red, blue, green, ochre, yellow, black, white, and gold, on vellum
Dimensions
sheet: 13.3 × 9.5 cm (5 1/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.473
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...