Saint Christopher
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
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Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
Accession Number
1941.40
Tags
male
About this artwork
In Hans Burgkmair's Emperor Maximilian on Horseback, the black outline and white highlights are printed and the paper is washed blue. In Saint Christopher, however, while the black line block is still printed, color is now printed with a tone block and unprinted areas of the white paper act as highlights. Although Saint Christopher is dated 1506, it was probably made after 1508 when Cranach was granted permission by Duke Friedrich to use the coat of arms with a winged serpent seen hanging from t...