1550
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Martyrdom of a Saint is a 1550 ink by French 16th Century, a Renaissance work, depicting Bathing, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows a saint kneeling while soldiers raise swords to chop off his head. Blood sprays in a thin, sharp line across the page. The saint’s face stays calm, almost peaceful. The odd thing here is the date under the saint’s feet: 1570. Yet this print was made in 1968 from the old block. Someone dug up the worn woodcut and printed it again centuries later. Look up the technique called woodcut next.
A French artist from the 1500s made metal sculptures and prints that feel like Renaissance snapshots.
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