The Descent of the Holy Ghost (c. 1490)

Hand-colored woodcut of haloed apostles and the Virgin in prayer beneath a dove and radiating light, Pentecost scene.

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A hand-colored woodcut titled The Descent of the Holy Ghost, attributed to an anonymous German artist of the 15th century and dated c. 1490. A central haloed woman in a blue mantle clasps her hands in prayer while a group of haloed apostles kneel and gaze upward toward a dove descending through radiating golden rays.

Museum record: National Gallery of Art

Date

c. 1490

Medium

hand-colored woodcut

Museum

National Gallery of Art

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CC0