Studies for Six Figures (sheet from a model book) [recto]
German 15th Century
c. 1450/1460
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Medium
pen and black and brown ink with gray wash heightened with white on brown-gray prepared paper
Dimensions
overall: 14.7 x 19.2 cm (5 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1974.20.2.a
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...