1495
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ in the Tomb with Two Angels is a 1495 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a dim, stone-walled tomb with three figures inside. The central figure lies on a slab, wrapped in a cloth, with a crown of thorns and a halo. Two winged angels kneel beside them—one on the left with a red cloak, the other on the right in a brown robe. The tomb’s arches frame the scene, and the colors are flat but bright: reds, yellows, and greens stand out against the muted stone. The artist used a woodcut method, where the design was carved into wood and then hand-colored. This made the image widely reproducible, unlike hand-painted works. Look up woodcut to see how this printing technique shaped early Renaissance art.
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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