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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
The first woodcuts appeared in Europe at the end of the 14th century but were relatively rare until the early 15th century. By the 1430s thousands of woodcuts were available with simple, crude designs and were used as playing cards or as devotional images. Inexpensive, they were readily purchased at fairs, markets, and pilgrimage sites. Following the tradition of manuscript illumination, woodcuts were often hand-colored with watercolor, a quicker and cheaper process than printing with color.
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Léonard Limosin — Christ's Entry into Jerusalem
Cristofano Robetta (Italian, 1462–1534) — Adoration of the M
Girolamo Grandi — Jupiter in a Chariot Drawn by Two Peacocks
The Old King on His Throne
Pieter Coecke van Aelst|Mayken Verhulst — A Turkish Funeral 
Marcantonio Raimondi — The Adoration of the Shepherds
Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561) — The Apocalypse: An Innumer
Pieter Coecke van Aelst|Mayken Verhulst — Celebration of a C
Cristofano di Michele Martini (Il Robetta)|Filippino Lippi —
Anonymous, German, 19th century|Albrecht Dürer — Entombment
Francesco Rosselli (Italian, 1448-about 1513) — The Assumpti
Nicoletto da Modena (Italian, active c. 1500–1520) — Adorati
