Man of Sorrows before the Column

Hans Baldung Grien, 1517

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Man of Sorrows before the Column, 1517. Woodcut in black on cream laid paper.

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Woodcut in black on cream laid paper · Block/sheet: 21.8 × 15.3 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Man of Sorrows before the Column
Artist: Hans Baldung Grien German, 1484/85-1545
Date: 1517
Medium: Woodcut in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Block/sheet: 21.8 × 15.3 cm (8 5/8 × 6 1/16 in.)
Credit line: Through prior acquisition of Anne Searle (Meers) Bent
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

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