1515
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Lamentation is a 1515 ink by Hans Baldung Grien, a Renaissance work, depicting Lamentation of Christ, held at National Gallery of Art.
A dead Christ lies on the ground. Three women kneel beside him, their heads bowed. A man in green robes holds his limp hand. This drawing uses sharp black ink and white highlights on brown paper. The contrast makes every fold in the clothes look real. See how the artist uses cross-hatching to shape shadows? It gives the scene weight. Look up cross-hatching next.
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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