1505
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Madonna and Child on the Grassy Bank is a 1505 ink by Hans Baldung Grien, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a woman holding a small child, both sitting on a grassy hill. The woman wears a crown and a halo, and the child reaches toward her. Behind them, a small town sits on a hill, with a church and houses drawn in careful lines. Notice how the artist used shading and cross-hatching to make the figures look three-dimensional. The background town is simpler, almost like a sketch. Next, look up woodcut to see how this print was made.
Hans Baldung (1484 or 1485 – September 1545), called Hans Baldung Grien, (being an early nickname, because of his predilection for the colour green), was a painter, printer, engraver, draftsman, and stained glass…
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