1490
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ between Maria and John is a 1490 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, depicting Lamentation of Christ, held at National Gallery of Art.
Here’s a short, plain description of the woodcut: This small print shows Jesus standing between Mary and John the Baptist. Their faces look calm but serious. Mary wears blue, John in red, Jesus in white with a soft halo. The artist used sharp lines to carve this. Woodcuts were cheap and fast, so religious scenes like this spread quickly in the 1400s. Look up the technique called woodcut to see how this image 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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