Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

c. 1450

German 15th Century

Associated Names
This is a painting of a historic city scene with a central figure on a donkey surrounded by other figures. The main image depicts a cityscape with buildings featuring towers and domes of various shapes and sizes. In the foreground, a central figure is riding a donkey, surrounded by other figures, some holding branches and laying garments on the ground. The scene is enclosed within a decorative border with panels containing intricate patterns and small illustrations, including figures writing and mythical creatures. The use of earthy tones like greens, reds, and browns along with fine lines suggest it is an example of manuscript or print work from the medieval or early renaissance period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in rose, yellow, brown, green, and gray

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.6 x 21 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 29.6 x 23 cm (11 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.461

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 150


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 28, repro.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 133.

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965: no. 28.

Wikidata ID

Q64952896

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