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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ Child on Donkey is a 1500 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a simple drawing of a small child riding a donkey. The child has a halo and holds a branch with red berries. The donkey looks tired, with its head lowered. The whole scene is outlined in black and filled with flat colors—yellow, brown, and rose. The picture was made by cutting shapes into wood, then coloring it by hand. That’s why the lines are sharp and the colors look a little uneven. Look up woodcut to see how this printing method 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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