The Massacre of the Innocents
German 15th Century
c. 1470/1480
Medium
metalcut, hand-colored in yellow, red-brown lake, and green
Dimensions
sheet: 6.4 × 4.7 cm (2 1/2 × 1 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.663
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...