1470
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Mass of Saint Gregory is a 1470 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a busy scene with sharp, flat colors. At the center, a priest in red robes holds up a book while a half-naked figure floats above him, arms raised. Below, a crowd of people reaches upward, some holding dice. To the right, a man in a red hat points at the scene. The background looks like a building with tall windows and a patterned floor. The artist used woodcut, a printing method where images are carved into wood, then inked and pressed onto paper. This style was common in the 1400s and helped spread stories quickly. Look up woodcut to see how this technique works.
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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