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print
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book-illustration
(See Curatorial Comment)
Object Type
print
book-illustration
(See Curatorial Comment)
Museum number
E,7.252
Description
Christ on the cross with the Virgin and St John; the cross placed obliquely at left; the Virgin and St John standing at r, looking up at Christ. Illustration to an unidentified German edition of Koberger's 'Hortulus Animae'; the sheet trimmed above the tablet containing the letterpress text, repaired with ornamental borders at top and bottom cut from another leaf. c.1518 Woodcut
Producer name
Print made by:
Hans Springinklee
School/style
German
Production date
1518
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
Dimensions
Height:
120 millimetres
Width:
77 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
BM also has another impression see 1873,0809.896. See also Curatorial Comments for 1873,0809.900 and 1848,0212.206.
Bibliographic references
Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols
(I.387.19a)
Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur
(VII.324.8)
New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700
(I.201)
(Springinklee)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
crucifixion
Associated names
Representation of:
St John the Evangelist
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Acquisition date
1810
(before)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
E,7.252