Christ on the Mount of Olives
Hans Weiditz, II
c. 1522
Medium
woodcut from 2 blocks on laid paper
Dimensions
block: 29.2 x 44 cm (11 1/2 x 17 5/16 in.) sheet: 29.9 x 44.8 cm (11 3/4 x 17 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2005.14.2
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Hans Weiditz, II
**Hans Weiditz the Younger (Hans Weiditz II, also known as the Petrarch Master)** was a leading German Renaissance woodcut designer active in the early sixteenth century. Born around 1495 in Freiburg im Breisgau, he came from an artistic family; his father, Hans Weiditz the Elder, was a sculptor who worked on projects such as the Dreikönigsaltar in Freiburg Cathedral, and his brother Christoph Wei...