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The Measure of the Side Wound and the Body of Christ

German 15th Century

1488

ink

From the collection of Rosenwald Collection

Renaissance Renaissance Religious

Dominant colour

The Measure of the Side Wound and the Body of Christ is a 1488 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at Rosenwald Collection.

Who painted this?: German 15th Century
When & what style?: 1488 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Rosenwald Collection

About this work

This image shows a red oval shape with a cross and the letters "INRI" at the top. Inside, a golden cross has text in Latin. Above it, a man with a green hat and beard holds a scale with two hands—one on each side. The background looks like old, patterned paper with faded colors. The scale seems to measure something, maybe the wound on Christ’s side. This style of printing, where artists carve into wood and color it by hand, was common in the 1400s. Look up woodcut to see how this printing method worked.