Christ's Entry into Jerusalem
German 15th Century
c. 1450
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in rose, yellow, brown, green, and gray
Dimensions
image: 27.6 x 21 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 29.6 x 23 cm (11 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.461
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...