Christ Child on Donkey
German 15th Century
c. 1500
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in yellow, rose, and brown
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.1 x 5.5 cm (3 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.525
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...