Christ on the Cross
German 15th Century
c. 1485
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in brown, tan, ochre, olive,and red on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 22 × 14.4 cm (8 11/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.736
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...