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Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John

Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John by Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553)

Medium

woodcut on vellum, hand colored with watercolor

Dimensions

22.7 × 16.2 cm

Classification

Print

Department

Prints

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Accession Number

1972.128

Tags

male

About this artwork

The first carved woodblocks were printed on textiles or vellum until about 1400, when the supply of paper became more abundant.

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