Past Exhibition

Fifteenth-Century Graphic Art

This is a drawing of a group of figures standing in a row. The artwork features five figures, each adorned with distinct garments and accessories. The style is reminiscent of medieval or early Renaissance woodcuts, with simple color filling and outlines. The figures are positioned against a backdrop decorated with floral motifs at their feet.
German 15th Century, Madonna and Child with Four Saints, c. 1410/1430, woodcut, hand-colored in red, green, and yellow; retouched in pen and ink, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.572

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This is a drawing of a group of figures standing in a row. The artwork features five figures, each adorned with distinct garments and accessories. The style is reminiscent of medieval or early Renaissance woodcuts, with simple color filling and outlines. The figures are positioned against a backdrop decorated with floral motifs at their feet.
German 15th Century, Madonna and Child with Four Saints, c. 1410/1430, woodcut, hand-colored in red, green, and yellow; retouched in pen and ink, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.572

Overview: German, Flemish, Italian, and French woodcuts and metalcuts from 1400-1500 were chosen from the Rosenwald collection. Block books were lent by the Library of Congress, Rosenwald collection. This was the first time these early prints had been shown together in Washington.

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