Christ Carrying the Cross

c. 1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image features a rectangular shape filled with interlocking lines and small scrawling patterns that create an abstract design. The central panel is vibrant reddish-brown, resembling a worn piece of tapestry or carved wood, on a lighter paper background with handwritten text at the top. The scene suggests an ancient document or a manuscript page adorned with abstract elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    paste print on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.9 × 7.6 cm (4 5/16 × 3 in.)
    sheet: 15.4 × 11.1 cm (6 1/16 × 4 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.784

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2788, State (variant?)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Franz Trau (1842 - 1905), Vienna [Lugt 2403b]

Associated Names

Bibliography

1926

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

Markings

recto: none; verso: F. TRAU (Lugt 2403b) and Rosenwald

Wikidata ID

Q64953358

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