May 18, 2006

Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John

Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John

1503

Lucas Cranach

(German, 1472–1553)

Woodcut on vellum, hand colored with watercolor

Image: 22.7 x 16.2 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/8 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1972.128

Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein 29

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The first carved woodblocks were printed on textiles or vellum until about 1400, when the supply of paper became more abundant.

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