The Apocalypse
German 16th Century
1401 to 1500
Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
block: 26 x 15.9 cm (10 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.) sheet: 26.3 x 16.2 cm (10 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Accession Number
2005.145.13
About the Artist
German 16th Century
The designation "German 16th Century" refers to a collective of anonymous artists active during the height of the German Renaissance, a period marked by profound artistic innovation amid the Protestant Reformation and humanist revival. Little is known about the individual lives or training of these makers, as their identities remain undocumented, with works often attributed based on regional style...