Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John

Art Historical Context

This poignant 15th-century wood, *Christ on the Cross with Virgin and Saint John*, a timeless scene from Christian iconography: the Crucifixion, with the sorrowful Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist standing at the of the cross. Created anonymously during a period when religious devotion deeply influenced daily life in Europe, the print measures a modest 11 x 7 5/8 inches, making it intimate and portable for personal prayer. Woodcuts like this one were revolutionary in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, as they allowed artists to carve images into wooden blocks and produce mul...