Christ on the Cross
German 15th Century
c. 1485
Medium
hand-colored woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 28.6 × 17.9 cm (11 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.) image: 23.3 × 13.1 cm (9 3/16 × 5 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)
Accession Number
1980.14.2
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...