Christ on the Cross

c. 1450/1460

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of a crucifixion scene. The central figure is mounted on a cross with visible wounds depicted by red lines. Surrounding the central figure are several other figures with varied expressions and postures. The figures are dressed in different attire and headwear. The scene is set against a muted background with hints of green at the bottom. The drawing style is linear and contour-oriented with minimal shading and color accents mainly in earth tones and dull greens.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in brown lake, tan, green, and black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.734

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 371, State b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gilhofer and Ranschburg, Luzern, Cat. XVII (1934), no. 7); Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760c and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 7.

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 49, repro.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64953283

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