
Printing block
- Date:
mid-16th century? (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (made)
- Materials and Techniques:
Woodcut
- Museum number:
587-1872
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Circular block depicting St Francis in a rocky landscape receiving the stigmata from a vision of Christ crucified in the clouds, and a monk praying. Surrounded by a border of laurel? leaves with a stylized flower left and right. Woodworm holes are visible.
Date
mid-16th century? (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (made)
Materials and Techniques
Woodcut
Dimensions
Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 23.3 cm, Depth: 2.1 cm
Descriptive line
Woodcut printing block. Unknown artist. St. Francis receives stigmata.
Materials
Wood
Techniques
Woodcut
Subjects depicted
Crucifixion; Landscape; Prayer book
Categories
Prints; Printmaking techniques; Christianity; Religion
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection