The Madonna and Child with a Pear
German 15th Century
c. 1440/1460
Medium
engraving, hand-colored in red, orange, green, yellow, blue, and tan
Dimensions
plate: 8.5 × 6.2 cm (3 3/8 × 2 7/16 in.) sheet: 8.9 × 6.2 cm (3 1/2 × 2 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.751
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...