New Year’s Wish with the Christ Child 1480s - 1490s

This woodcut print, "New Year’s Wish with the Christ Child," dates back to the 1480s-1490s and depicts the Christ Child in a red robe, standing on a green and blue landscape. He holds a golden orb topped with a cross in his left hand. Above his head is a scroll inscribed with the inscription "Wif gutr [sic] jariger [sic]." This small, hand-colored print, measuring 77mm in height and 56mm in width, is likely a devotional image intended for personal use or to be included in a book. The Christ Child is portrayed in a simple, stylized manner, typical of the late 15th-century woodcut printmaking style, and reflects the popular devotion to the infant Jesus during this period.