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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Song to the Virgin is a 1500 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, depicting Sheet Music, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a crowned Virgin Mary holding a baby Jesus. Gold leaf glows behind them, and the whole scene glows with soft rose and ochre colors. The artist used a woodcut—carved lines on a block, then inked and pressed—before hand-tinting each sheet. The quiet trick is the border: tiny scenes of saints and angels frame the holy pair like a comic strip. You can almost hear the music they sing. Next, find another German 15th-century woodcut in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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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![Studies for Six Figures (sheet from a model book) [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/4837429e0755bc3f/thumb.webp)
