The Stoning of Zacharias and Isaias, page 9 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter)
1491
Medium
Woodcut on ivory laid paper with letterpress on verso
Dimensions
25 × 17.3 cm (9 7/8 × 6 13/16 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23406
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Stoning of Zacharias and Isaias*, page 9 from the *Treasury (Schatzbehalter)*, a monumental woodcut created by Michel Wolgemut in 1491. Wolgemut, a leading Nuremberg artist and printmaker of the late Gothic period, headed a workshop that produced hundreds of illustrations for this groundbreaking world chronicle—one of the earliest lavishly illustrated printed books. Published just two years later in 1493, the *Schatzbehalter* (also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle) chronicled biblical and secular history, blending religious narrative with emerging Renaissance humanism. This vivid s...