Madonna and Child Seated on a Grassy Bank with Angels
1485
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1485
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This image shows a woman holding a small child, sitting on a patch of grass. Two winged figures stand behind them, one holding a crown. The colors are faded but still bright—gold, blue, and red stand out against a dark background. The edges of the paper look worn, with some paint chipped away. The crown and the angels suggest this scene might be religious. The way the figures look stiff and flat hints at how printing techniques worked back then. Look up woodcut to see how this kind of image was made.
![Studies for Six Figures (sheet from a model book) [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/4837429e0755bc3f/thumb.webp)
