Christ Falling Under the Weight of the Cross

German 15th Century1480/1490

Details

Title: Christ Falling Under the Weight of the Cross
Creator: German 15th Century
Date Created: 1480/1490
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 12.6 x 18.8 cm (4 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.) overall (external frame dimensions): 39.4 x 31.8 cm (15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Weigel & Zestermann 217.1. Przibram, Vienna; (Weiss & Co., Munich); Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] purchased 19 August 1939 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760c and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943. [1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, _Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts_, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).
Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in yellow ochre, tan, green, and red

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