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"Turn Your Body as You Worship" [fol. 37 verso]

French early 16th Century

1514

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Religious

Dominant colour

"Turn Your Body as You Worship" [fol. 37 verso] is a 1514 ink by French early 16th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: French early 16th Century
When & what style?: 1514 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This image is a drawing of a group of people gathered around a large tree, with one man standing on a rock and gesturing upwards. The people are dressed in robes and hats, and some are kneeling or sitting on the ground. The tree has long, curved branches that stretch up towards the top of the page. In the foreground, a few objects are scattered on the ground, including what appears to be a sword and a book. The overall atmosphere of the scene is one of reverence and devotion, as if the people are worshiping or praying. To learn more about the Renaissance movement, which this drawing is a part of, you can explore the works of artists from this period.

About the artist

Artist

French early 16th Century

A French draftsman from the early 1500s filled sheets of laid paper with tiny, sharp-tongued instructions—ink sketches paired with warnings like “Do Not Eat Your Heart Out” or “Feed Not Things That Have Sharp Claws.”…

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