1512
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Bartholomew is a 1512 ink by Lucas Cranach the Elder, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image is a black-and-white woodcut packed with chaotic movement. A crowd of people is crammed together, some holding weapons or tools. One man lies on the ground with his skin peeled back, revealing his muscles. Buildings and trees fill the background, but everything feels twisted and off-kilter. The artist used sharp lines to show both violence and fear in the scene. Woodcut prints like this were often used to spread stories quickly in the Renaissance. Next, look up woodcut to see how artists carved images into wood blocks.
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving.
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