Christ as the Man of Sorrows

c. 1500

French 15th Century

Associated Names
French 15th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of an antique box. The image features an open wooden box with a metal exterior and a painted interior on the lid. The painting on the lid depicts a central figure with two other figures on either side. The colors are primarily earthy tones, with rich reds, yellows, and blues. The wooden interior of the box shows signs of age, with the fabric lining appearing worn and discolored. The exterior of the box has a rustic metallic design with some decorative elements, indicating its historic craftsmanship.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in vermilion, dark green, light blue and brown; glued into the top lid of a travelling strong box

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.5 x 14.5 cm (8 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
    overall (cofferet): 10 x 16 x 23.5 cm (3 15/16 x 6 5/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 899, State x

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 127, repro.

2005

  • Origins of European Printmaking: Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Their Public, NGA and Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, 2005-2006, no. 42, 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.

1991

  • Kopper, Philip. America's National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation. New York, 1991: 213, repro.

Inscriptions

at top, in block: Ecce Homo

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q65218421

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