1490
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ Stripped is a 1490 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows three men struggling in a tight, chaotic scene. One man in the center is shirtless, wearing a yellow skirt-like garment, with his arms pulled behind his back. The man on the left, dressed in red and green, is holding him by the wrists. The third man, in blue and red, stands to the right, gripping the first man’s arm. The background is a bright blue sky with a golden sun, and the ground looks like a wooden floor with green grass patches. The painting looks rough and simple, with bold colors and strong outlines. This style was common in early printed images, where artists used blocks of wood to carve and print pictures. Look up the technique: woodcut to see how this kind of art 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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