1475
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Calendar with the Nativity and Adoration is a 1475 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image is a black-and-white print packed with tiny scenes. At the top, you see biblical figures in robes, some standing, some kneeling. Below that, a long list of names and times fills the page in neat rows. The edges are jagged, like it was cut from wood. The top scenes show a birth and people bowing down—likely a nativity. The text lists saints and their feast days with times like "after midnight" or "midday." It looks like a mix of calendar and religious guide. This is made using a woodcut technique.
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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