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Christ on the Cross with Angels

A work made of woodcut in black on parchment, laid down on blue-green laid paper with embossed gold border.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of woodcut in black on parchment, laid down on blue-green laid paper with embossed gold border.

Date:

c. 1490

Artist:

Unknown Artist
German, 15th century

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Title

Christ on the Cross with Angels

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1485–1495

Medium

Woodcut in black on parchment, laid down on blue-green laid paper with embossed gold border

Dimensions

Image/primary support: 31.3 × 18.9 cm (12 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 35.2 × 27.7 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Lewis Coulson

Reference Number

2016.173

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