Christ in the Tomb with Two Angels
German 15th Century
1490/1500
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in red, orange-yellow, blue-green, green, and gold
Dimensions
sheet: 28 × 19.3 cm (11 × 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.549
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...