The Visitation (Schr. 59)
15th century
Medium
Woodcut, hand-colored
Dimensions
sheet: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (6.7 x 5.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of James Clark McGuire, 1930
Accession Number
31.54.125
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled among the treasures of the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department is *The Visitation (Schr. 59)*, a delicate 15th-century woodcut an anonymous German artist. just 2⅝ × 2¼ inches, this hand-colored print captures the biblical moment when the Virgin Mary visits her cousin, pregnant with John the Baptist. Rendered in simple lines with subtle hues, it features men, women, and trees,oking a serene, intimate scene of divine encounter amid a natural setting. Woodcuts like this one marked a pivotal shift in 15th-century Northern Europe, making religious imagery affordable and...