A Token from a Dead Young Brother (recto) and Father Mucius in His Cell (verso) from Altvaeterleben (Life of the Patriarchs), Plate 6 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

1488

Medium: Woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on buff laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat
Dimensions: Image, recto: 7.1 × 6.3 cm (2 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.); Image, verso: 7.1 × 6 cm (2 13/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Sheet: 29.1 × 18.9 cm (11 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
Genre: woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago