Crucifixion
Medium
hand-colored woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
block: 31.5 x 21 cm (12 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 39 x 27.7 cm (15 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2009.16.1
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...