Christ on the Cross
German 15th Century
c. 1460
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in blue, orange, yellow, green, rose, gray, and tarnished silver leaf on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 9.2 × 6.3 cm (3 5/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.487
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...