1450
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ on the Cross is a 1450 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows three simple figures standing in front of a cross. The person on the cross has a crown of thorns and is nailed to the wood. The other two figures look up at them, with one holding something in their hands. The colors are mostly faded yellow, green, and brown, and the lines are bold and black. The figures have halos, which often means they’re holy or important in religious art. This style of printing, where lines are carved into wood and then inked, is called a woodcut. Look up technique: woodcut to see how this 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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