1495
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Madonna in a Wreath of Roses is a 1495 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This round image shows a woman with a child on her lap, surrounded by a ring of roses. Around them, angels and people kneel or float in the air, while a dark figure lurks on the right. The background has a town and trees, all outlined in black ink. The roses framing the scene are carefully colored in red and green. This style of printing, where ink is carved into wood, was common in the 1400s. Look up woodcut to see how artists made prints like this.
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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