Christ between Maria and John

1480/1500

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image is a woodcut depicting three individuals from the chest up. In the center is Jesus with a crown of thorns and a halo, arms crossed over their bare chest. On the left is Mary wearing a headscarf and a robe, with clasped hands and a halo. On the right is another figure with shoulder-length curly hair, a halo, and a robe, likely John. The background features a wooden cross with a small plaque. The artwork is monochromatic with detailed linework.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.550

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 992

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard von Passavant-Gontard, Frankfurt; (his sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 10 May 1929, no. 37); purchased 1929 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760b and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1932

  • Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia, Lakeside Press Galleries, Chicago, IL, 1932, no. 3.

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 3.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

Wikidata ID

Q64952987

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