Sacred Monogram in a Sacred Heart on a Cloth Held by an Angel
c. 1480
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in red, green, yellow, gold,and orange
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 6.5 cm (3 1/4 x 2 9/16 in.) overall (external frame dimensions): 39.4 x 31.8 cm (15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.802
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...