Christ on the Cross with a Grape Vine

c. 1490/1500

French or Netherlandish 15th Century

Associated Names
Netherlandish 15th Century

Artist

French 15th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of a crucifixion scene with a figure on a cross draped with vines producing purple clusters. Below the figure, a person in a purple robe is present. The ground is decorated with plants and foliage. The colors are soft yet vibrant, enhancing the medieval style of the illustration. At the top of the cross is the inscription "INRI".

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut with hand-coloring on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.5 × 8.5 cm (4 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.803

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 969, State m

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 144, 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

Q64953400

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