Christ on the Cross with Mary and Saint John, from the Missale Defunctorum, c. 1499, Unknown German, 15th century; Publisher: Johann Winterburger (Vienna), 7 7/8 x 5 7/16 in. (20 x cm) (image), Woodcut with hand-coloring and gilt on vellum, Germany, 15th century, Makers of early devotional woodcuts took care to make Christ's blood explicit. Here, the woodcutter incorporated a few long drips into the design (evident under Christ's arms), but depended on a colorist to hand-apply red pigment to complete the composition. Blood spurts realistically from the nail holes, then down the torso

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