1475
ink
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Madonna and Child in a Glory Standing on a Crescent Moon is a 1475 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a woman holding a small child, both floating above a tree with twisted branches. The woman has a golden halo behind her head, and the child has a smaller one. The background is mostly gold and peach, with a crescent moon under their feet. The edges of the painting have a thin gold border. The tree behind them looks almost like roots tangled together, which is unusual for this kind of image. The colors are simple but bright, with peach for the woman’s robe and blue for her sash. If you like this style, look up woodcut to see how it 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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