1490
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Christ lead to Prison is a 1490 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows five figures in a tight group, standing on a grassy hill. The person in the center wears a crown of thorns and looks down. The others surround them, some holding staffs or sticks. The sky is blue with a golden sun, and the colors are bright but flat, like a block print. The painting is a woodcut, which means the artist carved the design into wood and then printed it. This style was common in the 1400s and often used for religious scenes. Look up woodcut to see how this printing method works.
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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