1496
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
St. Christopher, Facing Right is a 1496 by Albrecht Dürer, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a bearded man carrying a long pole with a small, round figure on top. He’s standing in shallow water, with a rocky shore and a few sheep nearby. Behind him, a woman in a long dress holds a lantern, and a church with a cross sits in the distance. The artist used sharp lines and deep shadows to make the scene feel dramatic. The way light hits the figures suggests a focus on their strength and faith. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this technique works in other art.
Albrecht Dürer spent his life in Nuremberg, a busy German city where artists traded prints like currency.
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