Jesus Calling Zacchaeus from Geistliche Auslegung des Lebens Jesu Christi (The Spiritual Interpretation of the Life of Christ), Plate 15 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

c. 1485, portfolio assembled 1929 · Germany

Woodcut in black, and letterpress in black (recto and verso), on cream laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund

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