1480
paint
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Sophia is a 1480 paint by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a woman holding a small child, both with golden halos. She wears a red robe with a green border and a yellow veil. Behind them is a building with a window that has smaller faces inside, framed in gold and red. The colors are flat with bold outlines, and the background has a red pattern on the left side. The woman and child are likely religious figures, given the halos and the name at the top. This style was common in early printed images meant for devotion. Next, look up Renaissance to see how this style connects to bigger art trends.
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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