1490
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Madonna and Saint Bridget is a 1490 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a simple scene of three figures outdoors. The woman on the left holds a baby and has a halo around her head. The man next to her is kneeling, pointing at the baby while holding a staff. In the background, a small village with buildings and a church sits on a hill. The figures are flat and drawn with clean black lines, then colored by hand in blues, yellows, and reds. This style was common for religious images meant to be copied easily. Look up woodcut to see how this printmaking technique 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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