1490
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Allegory of the Eucharist is a 1490 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two figures floating above a crowd. The figure on the left holds a round object with a cross on it, while the one on the right gestures downward with one hand. The background is packed with people, some reaching up, others looking confused or scared. The colors are flat—mostly orange, green, and tan—with bold black outlines. Notice how the figures look almost like saints, but their faces are simple and not very detailed. The artist used a method where the image was carved into wood, then inked and colored by hand. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printing technique worked.
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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