A Token from a Dead Young Brother (recto) and Father Mucius in His Cell (verso) from Altvaeterleben (Life of the Patriarchs), Plate 6 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century by Peter Berger, print, 1488

A Token from a Dead Young Brother (recto) and Father Mucius in His Cell (verso) from Altvaeterleben (Life of the Patriarchs), Plate 6 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

Peter Berger

Year
1488
Medium
Woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on buff laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat
Dimensions
Image, recto: 7.1 × 6.3 cm (2 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.); Image, verso: 7.1 × 6 cm (2 13/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Sheet: 29.1 × 18.9 cm (11 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Print
Culture
Germany

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