The Piercing of Christ | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M5471
People: Anonymous Germany (Ulm) 1483, German (15th century)
Title: The Piercing of Christ
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Illustrations from Geistliche auslegung des lebens Jesu Christ. Zainer, c. 1485
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 15th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Ulm
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/251344

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Woodcut

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Schramm V, 391, Schreiber 3722

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year: 1932
Object Number: M5471
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Deborah Carton, "The Practice of Hand-Coloring Prints in the Early Years of Printmaking Revealed by the Technical Examination of Two Hand-Colored Prints from the Fogg Collection" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2001), Unpublished, passim

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