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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
An Easter Calendar Beginning with the Year 1466 is a 1466 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image is a round calendar with a figure at the center. The person is holding a green bow and a red ribbon, standing on a small cloud. Around them, the months are written in Latin, with numbers marking days. Smaller circles at the bottom show flowers and more text. The calendar is designed like a wheel you can spin. It’s printed in dark brown ink with added colors by hand. The text and images are simple but detailed, showing how people tracked time long ago. Look up woodcut to see how this kind of printing 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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