Saint Barbara
1440/1460
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, yellow, green, and rose
Dimensions
image: 18.4 x 12 cm (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 20.9 x 15 cm (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 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
1943.3.585
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...