Madonna and Child Seated on a Grassy Bank with Angels
1480/1490
Medium
woodcut in dark brown, hand-colored in light red lake, dark blue, green, brown, gold, and orange with tarnished silver leaf on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 8.9 x 5.9 cm (3 1/2 x 2 5/16 in.) sheet: 11 x 7.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.563
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...