Christ on the Cross
c. 1485
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in blue, light blue, green, red lake, brown, and tan on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 30.4 × 21.7 cm (11 15/16 × 8 9/16 in.) image: 30.4 × 21.7 cm (11 15/16 × 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.482
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...