1485
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ and the Woman of Samaria is a 1485 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a simple scene with two figures outside a well. One person, dressed in a red robe and a tall hat, stands holding a jug. The other, kneeling with a halo, seems to be reaching toward the well. The background has a tower, a church, and a windmill. Notice the flat colors and bold outlines—this style was common in early printed art. The hand coloring makes the scene look bright but stiff. Look up woodcut to see how artists made prints like this before photography.
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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