1512
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Anne and the Virgin with the Child is a 1512 ink by Lucas Cranach the Elder, a Renaissance work, depicting Holy Family, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows Saint Anne with the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. The figures look calm. The lines are sharp and clean. You can see every detail. Lucas Cranach often made prints like this. He used woodcuts to spread religious images fast. Many people could see his art this way. Try looking up the National Gallery of Art, Washington for more prints.
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving.
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