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Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John
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Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John

Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553), artist · 1503 · woodcut on vellum, hand colored with watercolor

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The first carved woodblocks were printed on textiles or vellum until about 1400, when the supply of paper became more abundant.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineChrist on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John, 1503. Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553). Woodcut on vellum, hand colored with watercolor ; image: 22.7 x 16.2 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.128
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