Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and Saint Francis
1585
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1585
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see Mary holding baby Jesus, with little John the Baptist and two saints—Francis and Catherine of Siena—standing around them. The image is printed in soft blue, green, and black, like a layered shadow. Andreani didn’t carve one block; he used four, each inked in a different color. The layers build depth without paint. It’s a quiet trick—no brushstrokes, just ink and wood. Look up *chiaroscuro* to see how light and dark shape a scene without lines.
![The Holy Family with Saints [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/4d51f9f823625a43/thumb.webp)
