Unknown Artist
German, 15th century
The Vintage of the Grapes of the Vine, from the Blockbook Apocalypse
INV-3671
Unknown Artist
German, 15th century1465–70
The Vintage of the Grapes of the Vine, from the Blockbook Apocalypse
Unknown Artist German, 15th century
woodcutprint
Date
1465–70
Medium
Hand-colored woodcut on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 12.9 × 19.8 cm (5 1/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Blockbooks were hand-printed from wooden blocks with hand-carved text. This woodcut is the lower half of a page representing visions from the Book of Revelations. The upper half showed a grain harvest; this half demonstrates the production of wine. Both were highly symbolic substances for the sacrament of the Eucharist. This stencil-colored sheet is almost identical to other surviving impressions. Although part of a book, only one side was printed, due to high embossing created by the process. In this impression, an owner has used the verso as scrap paper, taking copious notes on Latin vocabulary starting with the letter c.
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