The Martyrdom of Saint Simon of Trent from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel’s World History), Plate 23 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
1493, portfolio assembled 1929
Accession Number
129323
Medium
Woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on buff laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat
Dimensions
Image: 19.4 × 22.6 cm (7 11/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 42.4 × 29.5 cm (16 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Credit Line
Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
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