Allegory of the Eucharist

1480/1500

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting depicting a scene of crucifixion surrounded by symbolic elements. The upper left shows a figure with an orb and staff against a cloud. To the mid-right is a crucified figure with geometric shapes around. Below are smaller figures looking upwards. The color palette is limited to earthy tones against a muted background. The painting uses bold lines and a straightforward composition in a style reminiscent of medieval or early Renaissance religious art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in orange, green, tan, pink,lt. blue, and red

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.812

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 1843, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 267, 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.

1994

  • Petrus Christus. Exh. cat. Ludion and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994: 114-115, no. 124.

1998

  • Smeyers, Maurits. "The Living Bread: Dirk Bouts and the Last Supper." In Dirk Bourts (ca. 1410-1475), een Vlaams primitief te Leuven. Exh. cat. Leuven 1998. Leuven, 1998: 46, fig. 2 (as "The Eucharistic Christ").

Wikidata ID

Q64953421

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