Christ on the Cross
German 15th Century
1480/1490
Medium
hand-colored woodcut with tarnished silver (or gold alloy?) leaf on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 9 × 7.2 cm (3 9/16 × 2 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.488
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...