1472
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux is a 1472 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows two figures in a simple scene. One person is kneeling, wearing a black robe and a halo, while the other stands shirtless in a yellow loincloth, holding a scroll. The background has a yellow wall and a green floor with a small object on the ground. The kneeling figure looks like a saint, but the standing figure is oddly dressed for the time. This mix of styles was common in early Renaissance art. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printmaking technique worked.
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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