Saint John the Baptist
German 15th Century
c. 1470
Medium
paste print on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 10.3 × 7.4 cm (4 1/16 × 2 15/16 in.) sheet: 13.5 × 9.4 cm (5 5/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.786
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...