Jesus Attracting the Faithful to Heart
1480/1490
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in yellow, green, brown, red lake, and olive brown
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 18.1 cm (5 x 7 1/8 in.) overall (external frame size): 31.8 x 39.4 cm (12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.853
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...