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Saint Christopher

A work made of chiaroscuro woodcut in black with tone block printed in gray-brown, on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of chiaroscuro woodcut in black with tone block printed in gray-brown, on ivory laid paper.

Date:

c. 1509

Artist:

Lucas Cranach the Elder
German, 1472-1553

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Lucas Cranach, the Elder

Title

Saint Christopher

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Printed 1504–1514

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcut in black with tone block printed in gray-brown, on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 29.2 × 21 cm (11 1/2 × 8 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

Reference Number

1956.924

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