1460
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Clare of Assisi is a 1460 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a simple drawing of a woman in a black robe and white head covering. She sits holding a green book, and beside her is a small, dark figure that looks like a person or statue. The background has a red border with a blue-and-white striped floor and a few red shapes that might be cushions or flowers. The colors are flat and bright, with wine red, blue, and green added by hand. The style is very basic—just outlines filled in with color. It looks like it was made by cutting shapes into wood and then coloring them. This is an example of a woodcut.
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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