Madonna and Child in a Rosary
c. 1480
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, yelllow, black,green, brown, and rose on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 18.5 x 12.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.) sheet: 22.3 x 16 cm (8 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.567
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...