Christ Stripped of His Garment

Ludwig of Ulm

Associated Names
Ludwig of Ulm

Artist, German, active 1450/1470

This is a painting featuring four figures in a scene. In the center, there is a figure wearing a cloth around their waist and a halo. Another figure to the right is gently touching the central figure. There is a figure on the left with an arm raised. Behind the central figure, there is a person wearing a cloak and hat. The background shows a green field and neutral sky. The style of the painting is reminiscent of European religious art from the late Middle Ages or early Renaissance periods.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored woodcut (blockbook page)

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.4 x 7.9 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1968.18.4


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2005

  • Origins of European Printmaking: Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Their Public, NGA and Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, 2005-2006, no. 64d, repro.

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q65511086

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