Christ on the Cross with Angels
Medium
woodcut hand-colored with gouache, printed on vellum
Dimensions
block: 24.9 x 17.6 cm (9 13/16 x 6 15/16 in.) sheet: 30 x 20 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2008.18.1
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...