The Resurrection

Ludwig of Ulm

Associated Names
Ludwig of Ulm

Artist, German, active 1450/1470

This is a painting depicting a figure walking on a structure while holding a flag with a cross. The central figure has long hair, a beard, and a halo around the head, dressed in a red robe standing on a rectangular structure. The figure is holding a staff with a flag bearing a cross. Two other figures are seen crouching near the structure, both looking away, one with a hood and the other with a helmet. The colors are limited but create a distinct and simple representation. This is in the style of an early Christian or medieval religious illustration, reminiscent of woodcut prints often seen in religious texts from the period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored woodcut (blockbook page)

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 11.2 x 7.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
    overall (external frame dimensions): 59.7 x 44.5 cm (23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1968.18.9


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2005

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

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q65511092

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