The Sacred Monograph with the Crucifixion and Passion Symbols [recto]
in or after 1470
![The Sacred Monograph with the Crucifixion and Passion Symbols [recto] by German 15th Century](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/the-sacred-monograph-with-the-crucifixion-and-nga-3933.webp)
Medium
metalcut, hand-colored in light green, rose, and yellow on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 18.5 × 12.5 cm (7 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.) sheet: 22.2 × 13.8 cm (8 3/4 × 5 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.719.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...