1498
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Monstrance Held by Two Angels is a 1498 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two winged figures holding a tall, ornate stand with a round object on top. The figures have simple faces and robes, and their wings are spread wide. The stand they’re holding has a crown-like top and a base shaped like a flower with six petals. The round object on the stand looks like a small, glowing circle—maybe a religious symbol. The whole scene is drawn with sharp lines and colored by hand in earthy tones like green, brown, and rose. Look up woodcut to see how this kind of print was made.
This 15th-century German artist carved vivid religious scenes into metal and wood, then hand-painted them in bright, symbolic colors.
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