The Celestial Ladder of Saint Bonaventura
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The Celestial Ladder of Saint Bonaventura

TitleThe Celestial Ladder of Saint Bonaventura
ArtistLucas Cranach the Elder
Mediumwoodcut
ClassificationPrint
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineRosenwald Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Celestial charts & astronomy

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“The Celestial Ladder of Saint Bonaventura” is a work by Lucas Cranach the Elder. It is executed in woodcut and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the celestial charts & astronomy tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Dated to 15th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 15th century held in the archive.

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