Morris Dancer
German 15th Century
c. 1500
Medium
hand-colored woodcut
Dimensions
image/block: 12 × 8.3 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.) sheet (unevenly trimmed): 15.2 × 13 cm (6 × 5 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.835
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...