Life of Saint Pirminius from Heiligenleben, Winterteil (Lives of the Saints, Wintertime), Plate 1 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

Medium

Woodcut in black with hand-colored additions, and letterpress in black with rubrication (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat

Dimensions

Image: 7.3 × 7.3 cm (2 7/8 × 2 7/8 in.); Sheet: 36.4 × 26.5 cm (14 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)

Classification

woodcut

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

26862